Final Report of the Gamma-Ray Leakage from the Aberdeen Pulse Radiation Facility (APRF) Reactor.

Abstract

The gamma-ray leakage from the Aberdeen Pulse Radiation Facility (APRF) fast-burst reactor has been measured. A BGO spectrometer was used to measure spectrum, and a Geiger counter was used to measure dose. The two detectors were consistent, but measured about 60 percent more dose than indicated by calculation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA317137

Entities

People

  • Craig R. Heimbach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counters
  • Dead Time
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Dose Rate
  • Free Field
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geiger Counters
  • Germanates
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.