MEASUREMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF COMPARTMENTALIZATION ON THE GAMMA-RAY AND NEUTRON DOSE RATE IN THE RADIATION FIELD OF A REACTOR,
Abstract
Data illustrating the effects of various components of a simply compartmented structure on the dose-rate field near a reactor were gathered at the Tower Shielding Facility (TSF) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and are presented in forms allowing convenient comparisons between gamma-ray and neutron dose rates for given configurations. These effects were found to be nearly equivalent to the additive effects of the sides of the compartment considered separately, thus adding credence to the assumption that each slab contributes to the total dose rate independently. By weighting these contributions according to solid angle, a method is worked out which consistently predicts the dose rate for any configurations not involving double transmission. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 17, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0437994
Entities
People
- F. C. Engesser
- W. E. Thompson
Organizations
- Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory