Medical management of heavily exposed victims: an experience at the Tokaimura criticality accident
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ac270d
Abstract: A criticality accident occurred at the uranium conversion plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on 30 September 1999. When uranyl nitrate was overloaded to a critical mass level, uncontrolled fission reaction occurred. A procedure was… read more here.
Keywords: accident; transplantation; criticality accident; tokaimura ... See more keywords
Calculation of Conversion Coefficients for Voxelized Phantoms for Criticality Accident Dosimetry.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa123
Abstract: In the event of a criticality accident, not only the maximal doses received by the victims must be determined but it is also crucial to evaluate the doses to the different organs. With a neutron… read more here.
Keywords: criticality accident; conversion coefficients; calculation; conversion ... See more keywords