New fixed nuclear-accident-dosimetry system for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5184246

Gupta, V P; Parker, D; Cusimano, J P; Gesell, T F

A simple and inexpensive Nuclear Accident Dosimetry (NAD) system for use in criticality accidents is described in this report. It consists of activation detectors of indium, gold, copper and sulfur for neutron dose estimates and thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) and radiophotoluminescent (RPL) dosimeters for gamma dose measurements. The method for interpreting the activation data for determining neutron fluences and doses (in Kerma and in Element 57 dose) in different energy intervals is described. This new NAD was tested in the Eighteenth Nuclear Accident Dosimetry Intercomparison Study at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the results were satisfactory.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, ID (USA). Idaho Operations Office
• OSTI ID: 5184246
• Report Number(s): IDO-12094; ON: DE82019443
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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440102* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Radiation Dosemeters
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCIDENTS
ACTIVATION DETECTORS
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEUTRON DETECTORS
PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RPL DOSEMETERS
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS