Neutron fields inside containment of a CANDU®600-PHWR power plant

Health Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-247

  Nunes, J C ^a   Waker, A J ^a   Lieskovsky M ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b Point Lepreau Generating Station   (Canada)

Author keywords

dosimetry; neutrons; operational topics; power plant, nuclear

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SPECTROMETER; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029894265     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199608000-00017     Document Type: Review

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