Calculations on Neutron Dosimetry at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratory

Conference · Thu Jun 18 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6569664

G., Cross W. ^[1]; H., Ing ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Methods of calculating quality factors for monoenergetic neutrons, doses and dose equivalents produced in a tissue phantom by monoenergetic neutrons, and neutron activation of sodium in phantoms and the human body are presented. A manual of dosimetry for criticality accidents is also described.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6569664
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-9950; CONF-8106182-; ON: DE83003653
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSTRACTS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BARYONS
CALIBRATION
CALIFORNIUM 252
CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES
Calculating Quality Factors
Criticality Accidents Dosimetry Manual
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSIMETRY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
FISSION NEUTRONS
GAMMA DOSIMETRY
HADRONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEETINGS
Methods
NEUTRON DETECTORS
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
NEUTRON SPECTRA
NEUTRONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTRA
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES