Dose rate visualization of radioisotope thermoelectric generators

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49860· OSTI ID:385522

Schwarz, R A; Kessler, S F; Tomaszewski, T A ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Company, P.O. Box 1970, Richland, Washington 99352 (United States)

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 (Briesmeister 1993) 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. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 385522
• Report Number(s): CONF-960109-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:026265
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 361, Issue 1; Conference: STAIF 96: space technology and applications international forum, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 7-11 Jan 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
RADIATION DOSES
GAMMA DOSIMETRY
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
DOSE RATES
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems