RSIC Newsletter Oak Ridge National Laboratory Post Office Box 2008  Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6362 managed by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy Phone No. 615-574-6176 FAX 615-574-6182 BitNet: PDC@ORNLSTC Internet: PDC@ORNL.GOV No. 356 July 1994 Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking of the old, and you may become a teacher of others.--Confucius ================================================================= CHANGES TO THE COMPUTER CODE COLLECTION Six changes were made to the computer code collection during the month. Three new code systems were packaged and added to the collection, two existing code packages were replaced with newly frozen versions, and one code package was extended with an additional hardware version. _________________________________________________________________ CCC-254/ANISN-ORNL OP SYS: DOS, VMS, AIX Language: Fortran Computers: IBM, Cray, VAX, PC, IBM RISC Format: DOS Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed a new hardware version of ANISN-ORNL for IBM RISC 6000 computers, and Battelle in Columbus, Ohio, contributed a newly frozen version for personal computers. This discrete ordinates transport code system with anisotropic scattering solves the one-dimensional Boltzmann transport equation for neutrons or gamma rays in slab, sphere, or cylindrical geometry. The source may be fixed, fission, or a subcritical combination of the two. A criticality search may be performed on any one of several parameters. Cross sections may be weighted using the space and energy dependent flux generated in solving the transport equation. The IBM RISC 6000 version was tested under AIX 3.2.5 using the XLF 2.3 compiler. The Lahey Fortran F77L-EM/32 version 5.1 compiler was used with the virtual memory linker under DOS 6.2 to create the executables in the PC package, which includes the source and executables for ANISN, BCBN, and DSNQUAD. The programs run under DOS 3.3 or higher. The PC version runs on 386 or 486 personal computers and requires at least 4 megabytes of memory, a 20 megabyte hard disk, and a math co-processor, though a faster run time is achieved with six or more MB of memory. ANISN-ORNL is also operable on the IBM 3033, CRAY XMP-2, or VAX/VMS family of computers. Each version is available on one DS/HD 5.25-inch (1.2 MB) diskette in self-extracting compressed DOS files. References: Informal Notes (1994), K-1693 (March 1967), ORNL/TM-3049 (May 1969), NAA-SR-10951 (March 1966), _Transactions of ANS__, Volume II, No. 1 (June 1968). Fortran; IBM 3033 (C00254/I3033/00), Cray (C00254/CY0MP/00), VAX (C00254/D0VAX/00), PC 386 (C00254/PC386/01), and IBM RISC 6000 (C00254/IRISC/00). _________________________________________________________________ CCC-508/RADTRAN4 OP SYS: VMS Language: Fortran 77 Computers: VAX Format: DOS Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed a newly frozen version of RADTRAN, designated Version 4. It combines user-defined meteorological, demographic, transportation, packaging, and material factors with health physics data to calculate the expected radiological consequences and risks resulting from the shipment of radioactive material. All modes of commercial transport (i.e., air, truck, rail, and water) are examined. Radiological consequences of incident-free transportation, as well as the radiological risks from vehicular accidents occurring during transportation, can be evaluated. RADTRAN4 contains advances in the handling of route-related data and in the treatment of multiple-isotope materials. The source is written in Fortran 77; but only executable files are distributed for RADTRAN4, which runs on DEC VAX computers under VMS. The package is distributed on one DS/HD 3.5-in. (1.44 MB) diskette in DOS format. References: SAND89-2370 (Jan. 1992). Fortran 77; VAX (C00508/D0VAX/00). _________________________________________________________________ CCC-552/RESRAD 5.05 OP SYS: DOS Language: Fortran 77 Computers: PC Format: DOS Argonne National Laboratory contributed a newly frozen version of this code system to calculate site-specific residual radioactive material guidelines and radiation dose and excess cancer risk to an on-site resident. Version 5 incorporates a number of new features including the addition of graphical output to display computational results and any sensitivity analyses requested. The user interface has been enhanced by the introduction of a menu system. Two of the nine exposure pathways are new: radon inhalation and soil ingestion. Further improvements include the ability to run sensitivity analyses on most RESRAD parameters, optional input of groundwater radionuclide concentrations, optional user-specified dose factors and transfer factors, an improved groundwater transport model, optional input of a solubility constant, special models for tritium and carbon-14, calculation of cancer incidence risks, and context-specific help files. The calculational phase also reflects many improvements. The Lahey F77L/EM32 and Microsoft Quick BASIC Version 7.1 software packages were used to create the executable included in the package. Note that the source files are not included in the package, which is distributed on one DS/HD 5.25-in. (1.2 MB) diskette in self- extracting compressed DOS files. Reference: ANL/EAD/LD-2 (Sept. 1993) and ANL/EAIS-8 (April 1993). Fortran 77; IBM PC (C00552/IBMPC/01). _________________________________________________________________ CCC-623/RISKIND OP SYS: DOS Language: Fortran 77, BASIC Computers: PC Format: DOS Argonne National Laboratory through the Energy Science and Technology Software Center (ESTSC), Oak Ridge, Tenn., contributed this code system for calculating radiological consequences and health risks from the transportation of spent nuclear fuel by truck or rail. Several models tailored to calculate the exposure to individuals under various incident-free and accident conditions are included in RISKIND. The incident-free models assess exposures from both gamma-ray and neutron radiation and can account for different cask designs. The accident models include accidental release, atmospheric transport, and the environmental pathways of radionuclides from spent fuels; these models also assess health risks to individuals and the collective population. RISKIND runs on IBM PC or equivalent personal computers. The executables included in the package were created with the Lahey Fortran and Microsoft BASIC compilers. Source files are not distributed with the package, which is transmitted on one DS/HD 5.25-in. (1.2 MB) diskette in self-extracting compressed DOS files. References: ANL/EAIS- 6, Rev. 0 (March 1993). Fortran 77 and BASIC; IBM PC (C00623/IBMPC/00). _________________________________________________________________ PSR-343/COMIDA OP SYS: DOS Language: Fortran 77 Computers: MANY Format: DOS Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, EG&G Idaho Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho, contributed the COMIDA code system for estimating radionuclide concentrations in agricultural food products following an acute fallout event. COMIDA estimates yearly harvest concentrations for five human crop types (Bq kg(Sup)-1 crop per Bq m(Sup)-2 deposited) and integrated concentrations for four animal products (Bq d kg(Sup)-1 animal product per Bq m(Sup)-2) for a unit deposition that occurs on any user-specified day of the year. COMIDA is structurally very similar to the PATHWAY model (Whicker and Kirchner 1987) and includes the same seasonal transport processes and discrete events for soil and vegetation compartments. Animal product assimilation is modeled using simpler equilibrium models. Differential transport and ingrowth of up to three radioactive progeny (the sample input problems include progeny for (Sup)93Mo and (Sup)93Nb) are also evaluated. The system runs on IBM PC and compatibles with implementation possible on DEC VAX, IBM RISC, and CRAY. The Lahey F77L3/EM32 compiler was used to create the executable file included in the package, which is transmitted on one DS/HD 5.25-in. (1.2 MB) diskette in DOS format. Reference: EGG-GEO-10367, ITER/US/93/TE/SA-Z (November 1993). Fortran 77; IBM PC (P00343/MNYCP/00). _________________________________________________________________ PSR-345/SNL-SAND-II OP SYS: SUN Language: Fortran 77 Computers: SUN Format: tar Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed this code system for neutron flux spectra determination by multiple foil activation using the iterative method. SNL-SAND-II is an enhanced version of W. McElroy's original CCC-112/SAND-II code. The enhanced input, output, and plotting interfaces make this code much easier to use, although the basic physics and operation of the code remain unchanged. Important code enhancements include interfaces to the latest ENDF/B-VI and IRDF-90 dosimetry-quality cross sections with DLC- 178/SNLRML and the ability to use silicon displacement-sensitive devices as dosimetry sensors. SNL-SAND-II was tested at RSIC on both a Sun Sparcstation SLC running SUN OS 4.1.1, Open Windows 2, using SUN FORTRAN 1.4 and on a SUN Sparcstation 2 running Solaris 2.3 using SUN FORTRAN 2.0. ACE/gr V2.09 (P. J. Turner, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology) is included as an aid in data visualization. The package is transmitted on either DC 6150 (150 MB), 4-mm DAT (2.3 or 8 GB), or 8-mm (2.3 GB) cartridge tapes in tar format. References: SAND93-3957 (April 1994), AFWL-TR-67-41, Vol. 1 (July 1967). Fortran 77; Sun (P00345/SUN05/00). ================================================================= CHANGE TO THE DATA LIBRARY COLLECTION One new data library was packaged and added to the data library collection during the month. _________________________________________________________________ D00178/SNLRML OP SYS: DOS Language: Computers: ALL Format: DOS Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, contributed this recommended dosimetry cross section compendium, designated SNLRML, which was prepared by taking the latest and most consistent dosimetry- oriented cross sections from all available evaluations. Many of the components come from ENDF/B-VI and IRDF-90 (DLC-161) libraries. The contents of the library include all dosimetry sensors (activation reactions, threshold reactions, fission reactions, and special damage sensors) that are in general use by the dosimetry community for the characterization of fission neutron spectra. SNLRML contains 69 dosimetry cross sections and associated covariance matrices in the SAND-II 640-group energy structure. The SNLRML library has been interfaced with spectrum determination codes and found to produce consistent spectrum "unfolds" with more sensors than were possible with previous libraries. It is recommended for use with the PSR-345/SNL- SAND-II package and is transmitted on one DS/HD 5.25-in. (1.2 MB) diskette in DOS format. Reference: SAND92-0094 (Nov. 1993). All Computers (D00178/ALLCP/00). ================================================================= Visitors to RS IC During the month the following persons came for an orientation visit and/or to use RSIC facilities: _Manuel Recio, Jose M. Conde Lopez,_ and _Marcos Nieto_, Consejo Seguridad Nuclear, Madrid, Spain; _Dong Jin Lee_, KAERI, Taejon, Korea; and _Randy Keene_ and _Bernard Gilligan_, Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia. ================================================================= C ONFERENCES, COURSES, SYMPOSIA RSIC attempts to keep its users/contributors advised of conferences, courses, and symposia in the field of radiation protection, transport, and shielding through this section of the newsletter. Should you be involved in the planning/organization of such events, feel free to send your announcements and calls for papers to RSIC. ================================================================= Workshop on the Safety of Soviet-Design Nuclear Power Plants This workshop will be held in conjunction with the American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, November 11-13, 1994, in Washington. The American Nuclear Society Nuclear Reactor Safety Division is the sponsoring organization with support from the U. S. Department of Energy and cooperation from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The workshop will explore progress in enhancing the safety of VVER and RBMK reactors and identify important challenges to further safety improvement. Operators, designers, regulators, and other safety experts in countries with VVER and RBMK reactors are invited to participate. Detailed information and registration materials may be obtained from Dr. Robert Bari, Workshop Organizer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Upton, NY 11973-5000 (phone 516-282- 2629; fax 516-282-5266). ================================================================= 5th Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness and Response The _5th Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness and Response_ will be held April 18-21, 1995, in Savannah, Georgia. The meeting provides a forum for discussion of recent advances in the capabilities for responding to and mitigating the consequences of nuclear, non-nuclear, and natural emergencies. Papers on the following topics are requested Emergency preparedness programs in the private and public sector Roles of state and local governments Meteorological and hydrological aspects of emergency preparedness Nuclear industry implementation of EPA-400 The role of the medical community Public affairs and the media Experiences and lessons learned from recent emergencies and field exercises Performance-based training programs Emerging technology for assessing emergency consequences Technology supporting the emergency responder A title and an extended abstract of 800-1500 words should be submitted to Charles H. Hunter, Jr., Technical Program Chairman, Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Bldg. 773-A, Aiken, SC 29808 by August 15, 1994. ================================================================= ANS Austria Local Section Sponsors Safety Culture in Nuclear Installations The Austria Local Section of the American Nuclear Society has issued a call for papers for the topical meeting, _Safety Culture in Nuclear Installations_, to be held April 24-28, 1995, in Vienna. Papers are solicited in the following areas: Safety Culture and Regulators Safety Culture and Operators Safety Culture and Designers Safety Culture and Manufacturers Safety Culture Management Safety Culture Implementation and Assessment Safety Culture Audits Safety Culture Indicators Safety Culture and Human Behavior Safety Culture and Quality Assurance Safety Culture Problem Identification Safety Culture Problem Solution Finding Safety Culture Enhancement Success Stories Safety Culture Training Operating Experience and Safety Culture Safety Culture Learning Models Safety Culture Behavior Dissemination Safety Culture Experience Radiation Protection Safety Culture Safety Culture in Maintenance Abstracts of 600-1000 words should be submitted in five copies by September 15, 1994. Further information may be obtained from Ms. Annick Carnino, c/o IAEA-NENS A-2763, A-1400 Vienna, Austria (phone 43-1-2360-2520, fax 43-1-234564) or Mr. Geert H. Weimann, c/o Ofz-Seibersdorf, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria (phone 43-2254-780-2710; fax 43-2254-74060). ================================================================= 1995 M&C Call for Papers The _1995 International Conference on Mathematics and Computations, Reactor Physics, and Environmental Analyses_ will be held April 30-May 4, 1995, in Portland, Oregon. Papers are requested in the areas of both computational methods development and innovative applications of existing methods. Poster session papers are also being requested in three areas: computer codes, benchmark problems, and standards. A complete list of topics is available from the Technical Program Chair, Dr. Laural L. Briggs, Bldg. 208G, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 USA. The deadline for submission of full papers and computer program abstracts in September 15, 1994. ================================================================= 1995 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference: "Progress Toward Understanding" The American Nuclear Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers are the sponsors of the _1995 International High- Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference: Progress Toward Understanding_, which will be held May 1-5, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference will be an international forum for presentation and discussion of scientific and technical information related to progress in understanding the characteristics of systems that will receive, transport, store, and dispose of wastes within the purview of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and similar organizations in other nations. The program will include technical sessions and substantive plenary sessions that discuss technical issues and applications of professional disciplines in natural, engineering, institutional and integrated systems. Summaries will be presented in both oral and poster sessions. The original and four copies should be submitted by November 11, 1994, to Allen G. Croff, American Nuclear Society, 555 N. Kensington Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60525. Calendar Your attention is directed to the following events of interest. August 1994 _Criticality Calculations with MCNP_, Aug. 9-12, 1994, Los Alamos, New Mexico, a short course sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Contact: Judith Briesmeister, Group X- 6, MS B226, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (email jfb@lanl.gov). _Technology Transfer, What? Why? How?_, Aug. 10-11, 1994, Richland, Washington, sponsored by WM Symposia and held in conjunction with the TriCiPE II environmental trade show. Contact: WM Symposia (phone 602-624-8573). _SPECTRUM '94_, Aug. 14-18, 1994, Atlanta, Georgia, jointly sponsored by the ANS, the Canadian Nuclear Society, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, IAEA, the European Nuclear Society, and the U. S. Department of Energy. Contact: Laura Jordan, SPECTRUM '94, Bldg. 773-41A, Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC 29808 USA (phone 803-725-3426; fax 803- 725-2978). _Occupational & Environmental Radiation Protection_, Aug. 15-19, 1994, a course offered by the Harvard School of Public Health. Contact: Harvard School of Public Health, Office of Continuing Education, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115- 0023 (phone 617-432-1171, fax 617-432-1969). _Computational Methods in Reactor Analysis_, Aug. 15-19, 1994, Knoxville, Tennessee, a short-course sponsored by the University of Tennessee during Tennessee Industries Week, TIW-29. Contact: T. W. Kerlin, Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 315 Pasqua Engineering Bldg., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2300 (phone 615-974-2525; fax 615-974-0668; email salmon@utkvx.utk.edu). _Monte Carlo Analysis_, Aug. 15-19, 1994, Knoxville, Tennessee, a short-course sponsored by the University of Tennessee during Tennessee Industries Week, TIW-29. Contact: T. W. Kerlin, Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 315 Pasqua Engineering Bldg., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2300 (phone 615-974-2525; fax 615-974-0668; email salmon@utkvx.utk.edu). _Health Physics for the Industrial Hygienist, _August 15-19, 1994, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117(phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _Annual Conference of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine_, Aug. 20-24, 1994, Dusseldorf, Germany. Contact: Die Kongress-Partner, Germany (phone 49-69-78-5050, fax 49- 69-78-5049). _18th Symposium on Fusion Technology (18th SOFT)_, Aug. 22-26, 1994, Karlsruhe, Germany. Contact: SOFT Conference Secretariate, Germany (phone 7246-82-5461, fax 7247-82- 5467). _Advanced Workshop on Occupational & Environmental Radiation Protection_, Aug. 22-26, 1994, a course offered by the Harvard School of Public Health. Contact: Harvard School of Public Health, Office of Continuing Education, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115-0023 (phone 617-432-1171, fax 617-432-1969). _Safe Use of Radionuclides, _August 22-26, 1994, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117(phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _10th Annual Oak Ridge Model Conference on Waste Management and Environmental Restoration_, Aug. 23-25, 1994, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., and the Oak Ridge Waste Management Association. Contact: Kimberly Collins, Analysas Corp., 300 S. Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (phone 615-576-0650). _Interregional Seminar on Radiotherapy Dosimetry: Radiation Dose in Radiotherapy from Prescription to Delivery_, Aug. 27-30, 1994, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Contact: IAEA Conference Service Section, P.O. Box 100, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria. _International Workshop on Scientific Bases for Decision Making After a Radioactive Contamination of an Urban Environment_, Aug 29-Sept. 2, 1994, Rio de Janeiro/Goiania, Brazil. Contact: E.C.S. Amaral, CNEN, Inst. of Radioprotection and Dosimetry, Av. Salvador Allende s/n, Recreio CEP 22780, P.O. Box 37750, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (phone 55-21-348-5172, fax 55-21-442-1950). September 1994 _International Conference on the Nuclear Power Option_, Sept. 5- 8, 1994, Vienna, Austria, sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Contact: IAEA (phone 43-1-2360-1310; fax 43-1-234-564). _First International Workshop on Accelerator-Based Neutron Sources for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy_, Sept. 11-14, 1994, Jackson, Wyoming, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Contact: D. W. Nigg, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3890 (fax 208-526-0528). _9th International Meeting on Radiation Processing_, Sept. 11-16, 1994, Istanbul, Turkey. Contact: Prof. Dr. Olgun Guven, Chairman (IMRP-9), P.O. Box 177, Bahcelievler, Ankara, 06502 Turkey (phone 90-4-298-1894, fax 90-312-815-4307). _Environmental Monitoring, _Sept. 12-16, 1994, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _Utility-NRC Interface Workshop (Region I)_, Sept. 18-21, 1994, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, sponsored by the American Nuclear Society. Contact: General Chairs William F. Kane, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (phone 215-337-5304; fax 215-337-5241) or Dickenson Smith, PECO Energy Co., 965 Chesterbrook Blvd, M/C 63C-3, Wayne, PA 19087-5681 (phone 215-640-6600; fax 215-640-6611). _Radiation Safety Officer--A Technical Short Course_, Sept. 19- 23, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada, offered by Nevada Technical Associates, Inc. Contact: Nevada Technical Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 90748, Henderson, NV 89009 (phone or fax 702-564- 2798). _Applied Health Physics, _September 19-October 21, 1994, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a five-week course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _6th Russian Scientific Conference on Radiation Shielding of Nuclear Installations_, Sept. 20-23, 1994, Obninsk, Russia. Contact: A. P. Suvorov, Inst. of Physics and Power Engineering, 249020, Bondarenko Sq. 1, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russia (fax 095-230-2326, telex 911509 URAN SU). _Fundamentals of Radiation Protection_, Sept. 26-30, 1994, Cambridge, Massachusetts, a short course offered by Arthur D. Little, Radiation Technology and Policy Unit, ATTN: David J. Allard, 20 Acorn Park, Rm. 321, Cambridge, MA 02140-2390 (phone 617-498-6101; fax 617-498-7161). _3rd International Conference on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities_, Sept. 26-30, 1994, Luxembourg, sponsored by Commission of European Communities. Contact: FBCL Conference Services, Rue J. P. Brasseur 29, L-158 Luxembourg, Luxembourg ( phone 352-455518; fax 352-455905). October 1994 _ENC-94--International Nuclear Congress and World Exhibition_, Oct. 2-6, 1994, Lyon, France. Contact: P. Fuez, European Nuclear Society, P.O. Box 5032, Belpstrasse 23, CH-3007 Berne, Switzerland (phone 41-31-320-61-11; fax 41-31-244- 66). _Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology_, Oct. 3-7, 1994, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contact: ASTRO, 1101 Market St., 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107-2990 (phone 215-574-3180). _Transportation and Packaging of Radioactive Materials_, Oct. 3- 7, 1994, Phoenix, Arizona, a technical short course offered by Technical Management Services, Inc., P.O. Box 226, New Hartford, CT 06057 (phone 203-738-2440; fax 203-738-9322). _Seminar on Radioactive Waste Management Practices and Issues in Developing Countries_, Oct. 10-14, 1994, Beijing, China, sponsored by IAEA. Contact: IAEA, Conference Service Section, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria (phone 43-1- 2360-1310; fax 43-1-234-564). _ANSWERS Shielding & Criticality Seminar_, Oct. 11-14, 1994, a workshop presented by AEA Technology at Winfrith, U.K. Contact: Mrs. J. Wilkinson-James, AEA Technology, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8DH, UK (phone 0305-202352; fax 0305- 202746). _Decontamination/Decommissioning of DOE and NRC Regulated Facilities_, Oct. 17-21, 1994, Knoxville, Tennessee, a technical short course offered by Technical Management Services, Inc., P.O. Box 226, New Hartford, CT 06057 (phone 203-738-2440; fax 203-738-9322). _3rd International Conference on Containment Design and Operation_, Oct. 19-21, 1994, Toronto, Canada. Contact: CNS, 144 Front St. West, Suite 725, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5J 2L7 (phone 416-977-7620). _Fourth Conference on Radiation Protection and Dosimetry_, Oct. 24-26, 1994, Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: J. S. Bogard, ORNL, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6379 (phone 625-574-5851, fax 615- 574-9174). _International Symposium on Global Environment and Nuclear Energy Systems_, Oct. 24-27, 1994, Shizuoka, Japan. Contact: Akinao Shimizu or Hiroshi Tomiyasu, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro- ku, Tokyo 152, Japan (phone 81-3-3734-3062; fax 81-3-5734- 2925). _International Conference on Radiation and Society: Comprehending Radiation Risks_, Oct. 24-28, 1994, Paris, sponsored by the IAEA. Contact: IAEA, IAEA-CN-54, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria (fax 43-1234564). _Fundamentals of Radiation Safety_, Oct. 24-28, 1994, Toronto, Canada, a technical short course offered by Technical Management Services, Inc., P.O. Box 226, New Hartford, CT 06057 (phone 203-738-2440; fax 203-738-9322). _Nuclear Science Symposium: Medical Imaging Conference_, Oct. 30- Nov. 5, 1994, Norfolk, Virginia, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Contact: L. A. Kleisner, SLAC, P.O. Box 4349, MS 12, Stanford, CA 94309. November 1994 _Symposium on Radioactive and Mixed Wastes--Risk as a Basis for Waste Classification_, Nov. 9, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814-3095 (phone 301-657-2652). _2nd ANS Workshop on the Safety of Soviet-Designed Nuclear Power Plants_, Nov. 12-13, 1994, Washington, D.C., held in conjunction with the 1994 ANS Winter Meeting. Contact: Robert Bari, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 197C, Upton, NY 11973 (phone 516-282-2629; fax 516-282-5266). _1994 ANS Winter Meeting: The State of the Industry_, Nov. 13-17, 1994, Washington, D.C. Contact: ANS Meetings Dept., 555 N. Kensington Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60525 (phone 708-579- 8258). _ANS Meeting on Environmental Aspects of Decommissioning, Decontamination, and/or Environmental Restoration at Nuclear and Mixed Waste Facilities_, Nov. 13-17, 1994, Washington. Contact: Argonne National Laboratory, OQA/EWM-201, Ms. M. G. White, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439 (fax 708-252- 5965). _40th Annual Conference on Bioassay, Analytical, and Environmental Radiochemistry_, Nov. 14-18, 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: Dr. Henry Spitz, 40th Bioassay Conference, P.O. Box 9346, Cincinnati, OH 45209 (phone 513-556-2003, Internet SEG3.NIOSHE2.EM.CDC.GOV), or Sam Glover (phone 513- 841-4400, Internet SEG3.NIOSHE2.EM.CDC.GOV). _2nd Radiation Physics Conference_, Nov. 20-24, 1994, Sadaat City, Egypt, sponsored by the Atomic Energy Authority, Menoufia University. Contact: Prof. M. A. Gomaa, Atomic Energy Authority, 101. Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt (phone 02-355-8269/8264, fax 02-354-0982). _Workshop on Various Reduction Schemes Developed at ENEA for Use With the MCNP Transport Code_, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 1994, Bologna, Italy. Contact: K. W. Burn (kwb@iboenea.bitnet, Internet kwb@iboenea.bitnet%icineca.cineca.it). December 1994 _Safe Use of Radionuclides, _December 5-9, 1994, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117(phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). March 1995 _1995 HEART Conference, _Mar. 13-17, 1995, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: Delores Walters, JAYCOR, P.O. Box 85154, San Diego, CA 92138 (619- 535-9763). _Gamma Spectroscopy, _March 20-24, 1995, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _5th Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications_, Mar. 26-31, 1995, Augusta, Georgia, sponsored by the ANS. Contact: C. E. Murphy, Westinghouse SRC, Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC 29808. _Health Physics for the Industrial Hygienist, _March 27-31, 1995 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 61 5-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). April 1995 _Applied Health Physics, _April 10-May 12, 1995, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a five-week course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _5th Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness and Response_, Apr. 18-21, 1995, Savannah, Georgia, sponsored by the American Nuclear Society Savannah River Section. Contact: Charles H. Hunter, Jr., Technical Program Chairman, Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Bldg. 773-A, Aiken, SC 29808 (phone 803-725-2953; fax 803-725-4233). _ICONE-3, The Third International Conference on Nuclear Engineering--Nuclear Power and the Energy Future_, Apr. 23- 27, 1995, Kyoto, Japan. Contact: Mr. M. Takahashi, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Shinjuku-Sanshin Bldg. 5F, 2-4-9 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151 Japan (phone 81-3-3379- 6781; fax 81-3-3379-0934). May 1995 _1995 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference_, May 1-5, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: Allen G. Croff, American Nuclear Society, 555 N. Kensington Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60525. June 1995 _Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials, _June 12-16, 1995, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). _Environmental Monitoring, _June 26-30, 1995 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117 (phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). August 1995 _Safe Use of Radionuclides, _August 21-25, 1995, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117(phone 615-576-3576 or 615-241-4888; fax 615-576-9383). September 1995 _Environmental Monitoring, _September 11-15, 1995, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a short course sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Contact: Registrar Professional Training Programs Oak Ridge Associated Universities, P.O. 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Please order from NTIS or other available source as indicated. ================================================================= Radiation Shielding Literature Health Phys. 66, 643-652. . _Retrospective Reconstruction of Individual and Collective External Gamma Doses of Population Evaluated After the Chernobyl Accident._ . . Likhtarev, I.A.; Chumack, V.V.; Repin, V.S. . 06/94 Nuclear Safety, 34, 242-250. . _Radiological Consequence Analyses Under Severe Accident Conditions for the Advanced Neutron Source Reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory._ . . Taleyarkhan, R.P.; Kim, S.H.; Georgevich, V. . 04/93 Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 51, 251-255. . _On the Conversion Coefficients from Fluence to Ambient Dose Equivalent._ . . Ferrari, A.; Pelliccioni, M. . 1994. . Specialists' Meeting on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets & Irradiation Facilities. Arlington, TX, 4/28-29/94 ANL/FPP/TM-267. . _Studies of D-Li Neutron Source - An Overview._ . . Gomes, I.; Smith, D.L. . 06/94. . Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL CONF-930907-13. . _Validation of SCALE-4 Criticality Sequences Using ENDF/B-V Data._ . . Bowman, S.M.; Wright, R.Q.; DeHart, M.D.; Taniuchi, H. . 1993. . INIS (mf only); OSTI; NTIS; GPO. . Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. . ANS Topical Meeting, 19-23 Sept 1993 INDC(NDS)-297. . _Review of Uncertainty Files and Improved Multigroup Cross Section Files for FENDL._ . . Ganesan, S. . 03/94. . IAEA. . Summary report of the IAEA Advisory Group Mtg. organized by IAEA, held at Tokai Research Estab., JAERI, JAPAN 11/8-12/93 INDC(NDS)-298. . _Preparation of Fusion Benchmarks in Electronic Format for Nuclear Data Validation Studies._ . . Ganesan, S. . 03/94. . IAEA. . Summary report of the IAEA Consultants', Mtg. organized by IAEA, held at IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria 12/13-16/93 INDC(NDS)-299. . _Preparation of Processed Nuclear Data Libraries for Thermal, Fast and Fusion Research and Power Reactor Applications._ . . Ganesan, S. . 03/94. . IAEA. . Summary report of the IAEA Consultants' Mtg. organized by IAEA, held at IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria, 12/8-10/93 KFK-5199. . _On the Potential Limitation of Radiological Source Term Releases Considering Severe Core Accidents in Future PWR Plants._ . . Kessler, G.; Kuczera, B.; Ehrhardt, J.; Henneges, G.; Scholtyssek, W.;Wiese, H.W. . 08/93. . OSTI; NTIS; INIS. . Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, GmbH, Germany NUREG/CR-5747; BNL-NUREG-52289. . _Estimate of Radionuclide Release Characteristics into Containment Under Severe Accident Conditions: Final Report._ . . Nourbakhsh, H.P. . 11/93. . OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO. . Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY ORNL/TM-12487. . _Vulnerability Assessment of a Space Based Weapon Platform Electronics System Exposed to a Thermonuclear Weapon Detonation._ . . Perez, C.L.; Johnson, J.O. . 05/94. . Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. ORNL/TM-12504. . _Nuclear Performance of Radiation/Armor Spall Linear Materials for Armored/Tactical Vehicle Applications._ . . Drischler, J.D.; Johnson, J.O.; Santoro, R.T.; Kerris, K.G. . 05/94. . Martin Marietta Energy Systems., Inc., ORNL/TM-12685. . _MASH v1.0 Analysis of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Box/Linear Test Bed Experiments Performed October 4-8, 1993 at the Army Pulse Radiation Facility (APRF)._ . . Drischler, J.D.; Johnson, J.O.; Santoro, R.T.; Kerris, K.G. . 05/94. . Martin Marietta Energy Systems., Inc., SAND-94-0797C; CONF-940385-1. . _Hydrogeological Influences on Radionuclide Migration from the Major Radioactive Waste Burial Sites at Chernobyl (A review)._ . . Dgepo, S.P.; Skalsky, A.S.; Bugai, D.A.; Marchuk, V.V.; Waters, R.D. . 1994. . OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO. . Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM WINCO-1191. . _Radionuclides in United States Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors._ . . Bechtold, T.E., ed.; Dyer, N.C. . 01/94. . OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO. . Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Idaho Falls, ID ================================================================= Computer Codes Literature PHMBA7, 38, 1841-1858. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MONTE CARLO Cross-sections for Water Vapour for the Monte Carlo Electron Track Structure Code from 10 eV to the MeV Region.. . . Uehara, S.; Nikjoo, H.; Goodhead, D.T.. . . 12/93. . . Medical Research Council, Chilton, United Kingdom. Trans. of ANS, 66, 266-268 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DISCRETE ORDINATES An Analytical Nodal Method for Time-Dependent One-Dimensional Discrete Ordinates Problems.. . . de Barros, R.C.. . . 1992. . . IEN-Brazil Trans. of ANS, 68, 391-392 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GRAYSKY; SKYSHINEII; RANKERN GRAYSKY - A New Gamma-Ray Skyshine Code.. . . Witts, D.J.; Twardowski, T.; Watmough, M.H.. . . 1993. . . British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., Cheshire, United Kingdom. . . . ANS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 20-24 Jun 1993. LA-SUB-93-231. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CTCN CTCN: Colloid Transport Code - Nuclear.. . . Jain, R.. . . 1993. . . OSTI; NTIS; GPO; INIS (mf only). . . Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM MEDTBV, p.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KORT KORT Program for Planning Contact Irradiation with 252Cf and 60Co Sources.. . . Sushchikhina, M.A.; Likhovetskaya, R.B.; Krasnikova, S.A.; Rudenko, S.A.; Rudenko, E.A.. . . 11/92. . . Akademiya Meditsiniskikh Nauk SSSR, Moscow, Russian Federation. . . . In Russian