Needs and performance requirements for neutron monitoring in the nuclear power industry

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 67-72

  Hirning, C R ^a   Waker, A J ^b  

^a ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0030937630     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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