SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2001
STP13592S

Use of SSTRs and a Multi-Component Shield Assembly to Measure Radiation Penetrating the Reactor Biological Shield in the Presence of Radiation Streaming from Other Sources

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This paper describes the results of neutron transport calculations and measurements that were performed for the concrete biological shield that surrounds a Westinghouse two-loop reactor. As a concrete shield ages a number of changes occur. Foremost among these, from a radiation shielding perspective, is the loss of water. The measurement of the neutron dose rate is a sensitive indicator of change in the biological shield concrete. For example, a 50% reduction in the water content of the shield as the result of age-related water loss results in a factor of 22 increase in the neutron dose rate but only a factor of three increase in the gamma ray dose rate. The measurements described herein employ solid state track recorders (SSTRs) and a multi-component shield assembly to separate the transmitted and background radiation field components.

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Fero, AH
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Nuclear Services Business Unit, Radiation Engineering and Analysis Group, Pittsburgh, PA
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 156–163
DOI: 10.1520/STP13592S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5450-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2884-2