Measurements of the Radiation Fields Around the Radiography Facility of the Slowpoke II Reactor at Royal Military College, Kingston,

Abstract

The addition of a radiography through-tube at the SLOWPOKE II reactor at Royal Military College, Kingston produced some inexplicably high nuclear radiation fields. As a result, DREO was called upon to make detailed dosimetric and spectroscopic measurements at various locations around the facility. Ibis marked the first field trial of the new DREO mobile nuclear laboratory. The results confirmed the preliminary dosimetry measurements, while adding greatly in detail and accuracy. The fields are viewed as, in many areas, too high to allow full-power reactor operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262781

Entities

People

  • B. E. Hoffarth
  • K. Jaansalu
  • Thomas Cousins

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimetry
  • Engineering
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Hot Spots
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Capture
  • Neutron Capture Gamma Rays
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Reactor Operation
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.