Radiation Characterization Summary: WSMR Fast Burst Reactor Environment at the 6-Inch and 24-Inch Irradiation Locations

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1891376· OSTI ID:1891376

Redhouse, Danielle R. ^[1]; Lum, Edward S. ^[2]; Koglin, Johnathon ^[3]; Parma, Edward J. ^[1]; Peters, Curtis D. ^[1]; Finko, Mikhail ^[1]; Roebuck, Jesse M. ^[1]; Vehar, Dave W. ^[1]; Sage, Frank ^[1]; Tonigan, Andrew M. ^[1]; Mulcahy, Ryan ^[1]; Ball, Thomas A. ^[1]; Pelfrey, Elliot ^[1]; Monreno, Melissa A. ^[1]; Currie, Karissa ^[1]; Griffin, Patrick J. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

This document presents the facility-recommended characterization of the neutron, prompt gamma-ray, and delayed gamma-ray radiation fields for the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Fast Burst Reactor, also known as molybdenum-alloy Godiva (Molly-G), at the 6-inch and the 24-inch irradiation locations. The neutron, prompt gamma-ray, and delayed gamma-ray energy spectra, uncertainties, and covariance matrices are presented. Code dependent recommended constants are given to facilitate the conversion of various dosimetry readings into radiation metrics desired by experimenters. Representative pulse operations are presented with conversion examples.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1891376
• Report Number(s): SAND2022-13797; 710678
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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