Direction distributions of neutrons and reference values of the personal dose equivalent in workplace fields

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2007;125(1-4):364-8. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncm189. Epub 2007 Mar 15.

Abstract

Within the EC project EVIDOS, double-differential (energy and direction) fluence spectra were determined by means of novel direction spectrometers. By folding the spectra with fluence-to-dose equivalent conversion coefficients, contributions to H*(10) for 14 directions, and values of the personal dose equivalent Hp(10) and the effective dose E for 6 directions of a person's orientation in the field were determined. The results of the measurements and calculations obtained within the EVIDOS project in workplace fields in nuclear installations in Europe, i.e., at Krümmel (boiling water reactor and transport cask), at Mol (Venus research reactor and fuel facility Belgonucléaire) and at Ringhals (pressurised reactor and transport cask) are presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Body Burden*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Humans
  • Internationality
  • Models, Biological*
  • Neutrons
  • Occupational Exposure / analysis*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation*
  • Radiation Protection / instrumentation*
  • Relative Biological Effectiveness
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity