Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science

Edited by Thomas Semkow, Simon Jerome, Stefaan Pomme, and Daniel J. Strom

ACS Symposium Series

This book will broach the topics of applied nuclear science in general, and nuclear chemistry in particular where there is usually a modeling or computational component. Typically one finds several modelers presenting their work in the course of almost every symposium. It's imperative to bring all such theoretical and computational work in applied nuclear science under one umbrella and thats what this book aims to do.

Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science

Edited by Thomas Semkow, Simon Jerome, Stefaan Pomme, and Daniel J. Strom

American Chemical Society

ACS Symposium Series

Description

This book will broach the topics of applied nuclear science in general, and nuclear chemistry in particular where there is usually a modeling or computational component. Typically one finds several modelers presenting their work in the course of almost every symposium. It's imperative to bring all such theoretical and computational work in applied nuclear science under one umbrella and thats what this book aims to do. The nuclear scientists interested in modeling are lacking a broader forum for their research, as well as a vehicle to enable those learning related techniques. The editors intend to include several topics: radiation risk assessment, radiation transport, contaminant transport, radiation dosimetry, modeling of experiments, detection limits, nuclear data analysis and statistical aspects.

Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science

Edited by Thomas Semkow, Simon Jerome, Stefaan Pomme, and Daniel J. Strom

American Chemical Society

ACS Symposium Series

Preface
Introduction and General Topics
1. Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science: The foundation for Risk Assessment and Decision Making, John E. Till and Helen A. Grogan
2. Nuclear Data Analysis and the National Nuclear Data Center, P. Obožinský
3. Some Perspectives on Nuclear Detection and the Blank, L.A. Currie
4. Exponential Decay Law and Nuclear Statistics, Thomas M. Semkow
Radiation Risk
5. Modeling Radionuclide Transpor in the Environment and Assessing Risks to Humans, Flora, and Fauna- The RESRAD Family of Codes, Charley Yu
6. Modeling of the Cerro Grande Fire at Los Almos: An Independent Analysis of Exposure, Health Risk, and Communication with the Public, Helen A. Grogan, Jill W. Aanenson, Patricia D. McGavran, Katheleen R. Meyer, H. Justin Mohler, S.Shawn Mohler, James R. Rocco, Arthur S. Rood, John E. Till, and Lesley H. Wilson
7. Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Internal Dosimetry on a Supercomputer Cluster, G. Miller, L.Bertelli, T. Little, and R. Guilmette
8. Calculation of the External Effective Dose from a Radioactive Plume by Using Monte Carlo Dose Kernel Integration, P. Vojtyla
9. Modeling of Human Anatomy for Radiation Dosimetry: An Example of the VIP-Man Model, X.George Xu
10. Thermophydraulic and Nuclear Modeling of Natural Fission Reactors, Jason C. Viggato and William G. Culbreth
11. Modeling the Effects of the Trinity Test, Thomas M. Semkow, Pravin P. Parekh, and Douglas K. Haines
Radiation Transport
12. Three-Dimensional Particle Transport Methods and Their Applications, Alireza Haghighat and Glenn E. Sjoden
13. MCNP-CP: A Correlated Particle Radiation Source Extension of a General Purpose Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code, Andrey N. Berlizov
14. Creation of Realistic Radiation Transport Models of Radiation Portal Monitors for Homeland Sercurity Purposes, S.M. Robinson, R. Kouzes, R.J. McConn Jr., R. Pagh, J.E. Schweppe, and E.R. Siciliano
15. A Random-Walk Solution to the Heliospheric Transport Equation, Keran O'Brien
16. Dead Time, Pile-Up, and Counting Statistics, S.Pommé
17. DCC SIM: A Simulation Routine for the Validation of 4piβ-y Digital Coincidence Counting Software, J.D. Keightley
18. Corrections for Overdispersion Due to Correlated Counts in Radon Measuerments Using Grab Scintillation Cells, Actviated Charcoal Devices, and Liquid Scintillation Charcoal Devices, Phillip H. Jenkins, James F. Burkhart, and Carl J. Kershner
19. Simulation of Elution Curves for Chromatography Columns with a Low Number of Theoretical Plates, Willy Brüchle
Radiation Quantification
20. Problems with the Uncertainty Budget of Half-Life Measurements, S.Pommé
21. Evaluating Detection Limits for Environmental Monitoring Techniques in the Area of Potential Impact from Nuclear Installations, A.N. Berlizov, M.O. Grygorenka, and V.V. Tryshyn
22. New Approach for the Decision Level and the Detection Limit in Paired Counting When There Is Uncertainty Concerning the Expected Blank Count, W.E. Potter
23. Count Rate Estimation of a Poisson Process: Unbiased Fit versus Central Mountain Analysis of Time Interval Spectra, S. Pommé and J. Keightley
24. Bayesian Inference from the Binomial and Poisson Processes for Multiple Sampling, Thomas M. Semkow
Indexes
Author Index
Subject Index