A realistic field facility to simulate reactor spectra

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Taylor, Graeme C ^a   Thomas, D J ^a   Bennett, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

BODY BURDEN; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERNATIONALITY; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644349688     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch191     Document Type: Article

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