NE406 Radiation Protection and Shielding

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Reading assignment: Chapter 1

Please answer the following questions from your reading:

1. Why would it behoove a shielding analyst to know "approximate" hand calculation methods in this day of sophisticated computer codes and detailed cross section knowledge?
2. What factors can make a computer solution not correspond with reality?
3. What is the full name, location, and role (in the field of radiation safety) of the following organizations:

RSICC

NNDC

IAEA

NCRP

ICRP

EPA

                                                    Subject: Reading 1

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