Dose rate visualization of radioisotope thermoelectric generators

Conference · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:147744

Schwarz, R A; Kessler, S F; Tomaszewski, T A

Advanced visualization techniques can be used to investigate gamma ray and neutron dose rates around complex dose rate intensive operations. A method has been developed where thousands of dose points are calculated using the MCNP(Monte Carlo N-Particle) computer code and then displayed to create color contour plots of the dose rate for complex geometries. Once these contour plots are created, they are sequenced together creating an animation to dynamically show how the dose rate changes with changes in the geometry or source over time.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 147744
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA-2971; CONF-960109-6; ON: DE96002798; TRN: 96:001310
• Resource Relation: Conference: STAIF 96: space technology and applications international forum, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 7-11 Jan 1996; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
RADIATION DOSES
TRANSPORT
DOSE RATES
M CODES
GAMMA DETECTION
NEUTRON DETECTION
WASTE TRANSPORTATION
SHIELDING
CALCULATION METHODS
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems