Response of personal radiation detectors to simulated criticality accident pulses
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:20005784
Personal radiation detection instruments (PRDIs) are often used to augment the protection provided by the installed criticality accident alarm system (CAAS). ANSI/ANS-8.3-1997 provides examples of situations when PRDIs could be used, including {hor{underscore}ellipsis}alarm system maintenance or testing, evacuation drills, activities in areas not normally occupied by personnel, or other special operations. These instruments were designed for use in radiological control applications. Consequently, documented performance capabilities under conditions typical of the initial pulse from a criticality accident are not readily available. This paper describes testing performed to demonstrate the capability of the PRDIs to respond to radiation pulses similar to that which would be expected to occur in the event of a criticality accident. Detector responses for low-power, oscillating, or slow excursions were either available from manufacturing data or bounded by the initial pulse.
- OSTI ID:
- 20005784
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 81; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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