Neutron spectrometry and dosimetry in specific locations at two CANDU® power plants

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-104

  Nunes, J C ^a   Waker, A J ^a   Arneja, A ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DOSIMETER; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH PHYSICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0030000622     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031524     Document Type: Article

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