Radiation Protection and Dosimetry [3rd Conf Proceedings]

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON ORNL/TM--11882
RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY ,,
DE92 011502
Edited by: R. E. Swaja, C. S. Sims, and W. H. Casson
Sheraton Plaza Hotel
Orlando, Florida
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October 21-24, 1991
Dale Published: October 1991
Prepared bythe
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
managed by
MARTIN MARIETI'A ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
for the
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
under
Contract No. DE-AC05-84OR21400
L1tSTRIt]UTIOONFTHISDOCUMENITS UNLIMtT_
THIRD CONFERENCE ON RADIATIONPROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
October21-24, 1991
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CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
C. S.Sims
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
TECHNICAL PROGRAM TECHNICAL EXHIBITS
Richard E. Swaja John R. Frazier
OakRidge NationalLaboratory International Technology Corporation
Oak Ridge,Tennessee Oak Ridge, Tennessee
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR SECRETARY/TREASURER
Bonnie S.Reesor Linda R. Pyles
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee Oak Ridge, Tennessee
TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
R. DouglasCarlson C. Glenn Hudson
U.S. Departmentof Energy Tennessee Valley Authority
Idaho Falls, Idaho Chattanooga, Tennessee
William H. Casson John W. Poston
OakRidge NationalLaboratory Texas A&M University
Oak Ridge, Tennessee College Station,Texas
KeithF. Eckerman Chris G. Soares
OakRidge National Laboratory NIST
Oak Ridge,Tennessee Gaithersburg, Maryland
Richard J. Vetter
MayoClinic
Rochester,Minnesota
FOREWORD
TheThird ConferenceonRadiationProtection andDosimetrywasheldduring October 21-24,
1991, at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This meeting was designed with the
objectives of promoting communication among applied, research, regulatory, and standards
personnel involved in radiation protection, and providing them with sufficient information to
evaluate their programs. To meet these objectives, a technical program consisting of more than
75 invitedand contributed oralpresentations encompassingaliaspects ofradiation protection was
prepared. General topics consideredin the technical session included extemal dosimetry, intemal
dosimetry, instruments, accident dosimetry, regulations and standards, research advances, and
applied program experience. In addition, special sessions were held to afford attendees the
opportunity to make short presentations of recent work or to discuss topics ofgeneral interest.
This document provides a summary of the conference technical program and a partial
collection of fullpapers for theoral presentations inorderofdelivery. Inthe interestofattracting
persons with a variety of experience and preparing a program that contains the most current
information, full papers were not required of speakers. Thus, this collection does not contain
papers for alipresentations. A complete collection ofabstracts for this meeting isavailable inthe
program and abstractsbook which was distributed at registration.
The editors are grateful to the members of the Conference Coordinating Committee and the
Technical Program Committeefor theirefforts inmakingthisconference a success. Thetechnical
program was informative and comprehensive, andwe hopethat theseproceedings willbe useful
to all attendees.
C. S. Sims Richard E. Swaja
General Chairman Technical Program Chairman
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Conference Technical Program ................ v
J. J. Fix and E. S. Gilbert, "Consistency of External
Dosimetry in Epidemiologic Studies of Nuclear
Workers" 1
C. S. Sims, "The Status of ANSI NI3.11 -The Dosimeter
Performance Test Standard" ............ . 9
G. H. Zeman, C. Soares, and R. T. Devine, "Why Change
the X-Ray Conversion Factors in ANSI NI3.11?" .... 19
B. Ben-Shachar, U. German, and E. Naim, "The Minimum
Measurable Dose of the Sensitive Harshaw TLD's" . . . 31
M. A. Buckner, W. H. Casson, and C. S. Sims, "Advancement
and Application of Bubble Detector Technology" . • . 41
T. O. Marshall, D. T. Bartlett, P.H. Burgess,
J. I. Campbell, C. E. Hill, E. A. Pook, and
D. J. Sandford, "An Approved Personal Dosimetry
Service Based on an Electronic Dosemeter" ...... 51
M. Moscovitch, R. A. Tawil, D. Thompson, and T. A. Rhea,
"Dose Calculation Algorithm for the Department of
Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program" ...... 60
R. H. Olsher, "Calibration Correction Factors for the
Los Alamos Neutron Well" .............. 69
I. K. Abdukadyrova, "Optical Study of Radiation Damage
in A-SiO2 and Problems of Selective Dosimetry of
Fast Neutrons" 81
R. Alimov, R. R. Gulamova, E. M. Gasanov, and
E. V. Sazonova, "The Employment of Quartz Glasses
for the Dosimetry of Ionic Radiation" ........ 84
I. K. Abdukadyrova, '_Detecting Low Energy Radiation Doses
Using Silica Glass Luminescence" ........... 95
M. H. Henge-Napoli, E. Ansoborlo, E. Pujol, and
J. Chalabreysse, "In Vitro and In Vivo Bioassay
Applied to Uranium Trioxide" ............ 99
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D. E. Bihl and J. A. MacLellan, "Experience with NQA-I
Quality Assurance Standards Applied to In Vitro
Bioassay" • • • • • a • • • s • • • • • • • • • • • • 109
M . Yunucov, A. Akhmadalyev, and K. A. Begmatov, "Radiation
Stable Intensity Meter of Ionizing Radiation Based
on Alloyed Silicon" ................. 117
K. A, Hardy, M. J. Golig.,tly, A. C. Hardy, W. Atwell, and
W. Quam, "Space Shuttle Dosimetry Measurements with
RME-III" 119
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K. T. Jeng, "The Radiation Protection Experience in
KSNP of Taiwan During the Past Decade" ........ 131
O. Montanez and D. Blanco, "Accidental Exposure with X-Ray
Diffraction Equipment" 141
K. Nishizawa, A. Togari, S. Matsumoto, and T. Nagatsu,
"Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Test History Narrated
by Carbon-14 in Human Teeth" ............. 146
I. N. Kopeikin, S. V. Serezhnikov, and V. E. Stepanov,
"Anticipated Radiation Environmental Effects from the
Moscow Kaon Factory" 153
L. F. Miller, Y. Feng, W. H. Casson, M. Thein, and G. Mei,
"Determination of Neutron Dose from Criticality
Accidents with Bioassays for Na-24 and P-32" .... 163
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THIRD CONFERENCE ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
October 21-24, 1991
Technical Program
All technical sessions will be held
in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton
Plaza Hotel. Presentations will last
10-30 minutes, refreshment breaks will
be about 30 minutes, and about 1.5
hours will be available for lunch.
Monday, October 21
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
C. S. Sims and R. E. Swaja
9:30 AM Session I: Overview of Radiation Protection
Chairman: J. W. Poston (Texas A&M University)
Radiation Protection Concepts and Quantities: Past and
Present
K. F. Eckerman (ORNL)
Trends in Regulating Exposures to Radionuclides and
Other Carcinogens
D. C. Kocher (ORNL)
Radiation Protection in the Medical Environment
R. J. Vetter (Mayo Clinic)
Radiation Protection in the Military
E. E. Kearsley (AFRRI)
Perspective from a Commercial Supplier of Radiation
Dosimetry Services
R. C. Yoder (R.S. Landauer, Jr. and Co.)
*Consistency of External Dosimetry in Epidemiological
Studies of Nuclear Workers
J. J. Fix and E. S. Gilbert (PNL)
11:30 AM Lunch
*Indicates full paper included in proceedings.
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i:00 PM Session II: Regulations and Standards for Radiation
Protection
Chairman: R. J. Vetter (Mayo Clinic)
Compliance with the New 10CFR20
J. W. Poston (Texas A&M)
The Department of Energy Radiation Protection Orders:
Rules and Future Directions
R. T. Bell (DOE-Germantown)
The Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation
Programs for Radiation Protection: An Overview of Their
Development, DOE Policy, and Future Directions
R. M. Loesch (DOE-Germantown)
The Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation
Programs for Radiation Protection: Performance
Evaluation
R. D. Carlson_ F. M. Cummings, G. E. Grothaus, T. L.
Taylor (DOE-Idaho) and R. M. Loesch (DOE-Germantown)
The Status of Practical and Administrative Aspects of
Radiation Protection in the Member States of the
European Communities
H. Y. Goksu, D. F. Regulla, and G. Drexler (GSF-
Germany)
*The Status of ANSI NI3.11 - Performance Specifications
for Personnel Radiation Dosimetry
C. S. Sims (ORNL)
The Status of the NVLAP On-Site Assessment Program
C. G. Hudson (TVA)
3:30 PM Opening of Technical Exhibits
Tuesday, October 22
8:30 AM Session III: External Dosimetry I
Chairman= R. D. Carlson (DOE-Idaho)
*Why Change the X-Ray Conversion Factors in ANSI NI3.11?
G. H. Zeman (Bell Labs)
Advances in Beta Dosimetry and Measurement
J. S. Durham, D. R. Sisk, and M. H. Smith (PNL)
An Improved Photon Energy Discrimination TLD and Dose
Algorithm for Mixed Field Personnel Dosimetry
R. A. Tawil, K. Velbeck, and J. Rotunda (Solon) and
M. Moscovitch (Georgetown)
Dosimeters: Current State and Prospec%
S. I. Azarov and V. V. Tokarevsky (Kiev-USSR)
Type Testing of Personnel Dosimeters for Photon Energy
and Angular Response
H. W. Julius (TNO-Netherlands), T. O. Marshall (NRPB-
UK), and P. Christensen (RISO-Denmark)
Performance Tests of Brazilian Personnel Dosimetry
Systems: Preliminary Results _
T. A. da Silva (Brazil)
Monte Carlo Simulations of the Low Energy Photon Respose
for the Los Alamos TLD Badge
H. H. Hsu, R. C. Gooley, and D. G. Vasilik (LANL)
Selection Procedure for the Positioning of Personnel
Dosimeters
C. Austerlitz (NEN-Brazil), G. G. Eichholz and B. Kahn
(Georgia Tech), and G. Drexler (GSF-Germany)
The DOELAP Irradiation Control System
F. M. Cummings, F. L. Kalbeitzer, and R. D. Carlson
(DOE-Idaho)
*The Minimum Measurable Dose of the Sensitive Harshaw
TLD's
B. Ben-Shachar, U. German, and E. Naim (NRCN-Israel)
ODgoing Developments in Neutron Detection Using CR-39
M.A. Parkhurst (PNL)
Accelerator Neutron Dosimetry with CR-39
N.A. Greenhouse (LBL)
*The Use of Bubble Detector Technology in the Development
of a Combination Area Neutron Spectrometer
M. A. Buckner (ORNL)
11:30 AM Lunch
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