Assessment of public doses due to a neutron calibration bunker.

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  • Author(s): Suman H;Suman H; Kharita MH; Yousef S
  • Source:
    Radiation protection dosimetry [Radiat Prot Dosimetry] 2010 Mar; Vol. 138 (4), pp. 340-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Nov 28.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8109958 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1742-3406 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01448420 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Radiat Prot Dosimetry Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2004- : Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Ashford, Kent : Nuclear Technology Pub., c1981-
    • Subject Terms:
      Calibration* ; Monte Carlo Method* ; Neutrons* ; Particle Accelerators* ; Radiation Dosage* ; Scattering, Radiation*; Body Burden ; Computer Simulation ; Humans ; Photons ; Radiation Monitoring
    • Abstract:
      In this work, the expected neutron and gamma doses in the populated areas outside the newly constructed neutron calibration bunker at the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria will be assessed using the Monte Carlo code MCNP-4C2. The results showed that the maximum ambient dose equivalent rate (neutrons and gammas) outside the bunker would not exceed 0.5 microSv h(-1), assuming an Am-Be neutron source of emission rate of 10(8) n s(-1). The neutron dose is approximately 10 times higher than the photon dose. Sky shine contributes by about 25-50% of the neutron dose and 7-27% of the gamma dose, depending on the location. The simulation uncertainty due to the possible variations in the simulation parameters has been given particular importance.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20091201 Date Completed: 20100608 Latest Revision: 20100913
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/rpd/ncp275
    • Accession Number:
      19946121