title: Calculated organ doses for Mayak production association central hall using ICRP and MCNP.
abstract: As part of an ongoing dose reconstruction project, equivalent organ dose rates from photons and neutrons were estimated using the energy spectra measured in the central hall above the graphite reactor core located in the Russian Mayak Production Association facility. Reconstruction of the work environment was necessary due to the lack of personal dosimeter data for neutrons in the time period prior to 1987. A typical worker scenario for the central hall was developed for the Monte Carlo Neutron Photon-4B (MCNP) code. The resultant equivalent dose rates for neutrons and photons were compared with the equivalent dose rates derived from calculations using the conversion coefficients in the International Commission on Radiological Protection Publications 51 and 74 in order to validate the model scenario for this Russian facility. The MCNP results were in good agreement with the results of the ICRP publications indicating the modeling scenario was consistent with actual work conditions given the spectra provided. The MCNP code will allow for additional orientations to accurately reflect source locations.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah. CENTER/NEP, 122 S. Central Campus Drive, Rm. 104, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0561, USA. d.choe@m.cc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Dong-Ok
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Brenda N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Shelkey
authors.forename: Justin L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilde
authors.forename: Heidi A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Walk
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Slaughter
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D007391:International Cooperation; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009502:Neutrons; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards*; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000528:radiation effects*; D017785:Photons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012426:Russia; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity