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RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator.

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Farfán, EB; Foley, TQ; Coleman, JR; Jannik, GT; Holmes, CJ; Oldham, M; Adamovics, J; Stanley, SJ
Published in: J Phys Conf Ser
2010

The United Kingdom's National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has developed a remote, non-electrical, radiation-mapping device known as RadBall(™), which can locate and quantify radioactive hazards within contaminated areas of the nuclear industry. RadBall(™) consists of a colander-like outer shell that houses a radiation-sensitive polymer sphere. The outer shell works to collimate radiation sources and those areas of the polymer sphere that are exposed react, becoming increasingly more opaque, in proportion to the absorbed dose. The polymer sphere is imaged in an optical-CT scanner, which produces a high resolution 3D map of optical attenuation coefficients. Subsequent analysis of the optical attenuation matrix provides information on the spatial distribution of sources in a given area forming a 3D characterization of the area of interest. RadBall(™) has no power requirements and can be positioned in tight or hard-to reach locations. The RadBall(™) technology has been deployed in a number of technology trials in nuclear waste reprocessing plants at Sellafield in the United Kingdom and facilities of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). This study focuses on the RadBall(™) testing and modeling accomplished at SRNL.

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J Phys Conf Ser

DOI

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1742-6588

Publication Date

2010

Volume

250

Issue

1

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0204 Condensed Matter Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Farfán, E. B., Foley, T. Q., Coleman, J. R., Jannik, G. T., Holmes, C. J., Oldham, M., … Stanley, S. J. (2010). RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator. J Phys Conf Ser, 250(1), 403–407. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012081
Farfán, Eduardo B., Trevor Q. Foley, J Rusty Coleman, G Timothy Jannik, Christopher J. Holmes, Mark Oldham, John Adamovics, and Steven J. Stanley. “RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator.J Phys Conf Ser 250, no. 1 (2010): 403–7. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012081.
Farfán EB, Foley TQ, Coleman JR, Jannik GT, Holmes CJ, Oldham M, et al. RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator. J Phys Conf Ser. 2010;250(1):403–7.
Farfán, Eduardo B., et al. “RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator.J Phys Conf Ser, vol. 250, no. 1, 2010, pp. 403–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012081.
Farfán EB, Foley TQ, Coleman JR, Jannik GT, Holmes CJ, Oldham M, Adamovics J, Stanley SJ. RadBall Technology Testing and MCNP Modeling of the Tungsten Collimator. J Phys Conf Ser. 2010;250(1):403–407.
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Published In

J Phys Conf Ser

DOI

ISSN

1742-6588

Publication Date

2010

Volume

250

Issue

1

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0204 Condensed Matter Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics