Neutron monitoring for radiation protection purposes. Volume 2

Proceedings of the IAEA Symposium (Vienna, 11—15 December 1972) (in two volumes). — Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency, 1973. Volume 2.— 515 p. — (Proceedings Series).The Symposium on Neutron Monitoring for Radiation Protection Purposes was one of a series of scientific meetings through which the IAEA promotes the exchange of information on all aspects of personnel and area monitoring. It concerned recent developments in neutron measurements, particularly of neutron spectra, instruments and techniques for field and personnel monitoring, comparison of various methods and monitoring systems, and standardization and calibration. During the course of the Symposium, neutron spectrometry was seen to be a significant development, providing an excellent basis for determining neutron dose. More emphasis was being placed on Bonner sphere techniques, on albedo-neutron dosimeters and on measurements based on counting etchpits produced in plastic detectors. Many of the larger nuclear laboratories lay more stress than formerly on calibration and intercomparison. Although no truly important new approach to dosimetry has been propounded in recent years, some new neutron detectors have been introduced in the past decade. The Symposium was attended by 132 participants from 30 Member States and 9 international organizations. All the papers, including the invited papers and a summary of the Symposium, a represented here in full, together with the discussions.Topics of the symposium sessions presented in this volume:
Instruments and techniques: personnel monitoring.
Comparison of various neutron monitoring devises, methods and systems.
Standardization and calibration.