Investigation of radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki using a general Monte Carlo-discrete ordinates coupling scheme

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:6524936

Cramer, S N; Slater, C O ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

A general Monte Carlo-discrete ordinates radiation transport coupling procedure has been created to study effects of the radiation environment in Hiroshima and Nagasaki due to the bombing of these two cities. The forward two-dimensional, free-field, air-over-ground flux is coupled with an adjoint Monte Carlo calculation. The size, orientation, or translation of the Monte Carlo geometry is unrestricted. The radiation effects calculated are the dose in the interior of a large concrete building in Nagasaki and the activation production of [sup 60]Co and [sup 32]P in Hiroshima.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6524936
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering; (United States), Vol. 114:1; ISSN 0029-5639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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