Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials’ Natural Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems

Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials’ Natural Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems

Citation:

M.B. Fitzmaurice, A.A. Solodov, C.M. Marianno, W.S. Charlton, J. Livesay, and T. Guzzardo., “Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials’ Natural Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems”, 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

Associated Project:

1. Measurement and Modeling of Shielding and Attenuation Effects on Radiation Portal Monitors

2. SHIELD (Smuggled HEU Interdiction through Enhanced anaLysis and Detection): A Framework for Developing Novel Detection Systems Focused on Interdicting Shielded HEU