// Example 9.8 clear all; clc; // Given data phi_n = 20; // Given neutron flux in neutrons/cm^2-sec // From Figure 9.12 // To receive an dose equivalent rate of 1 mrem/hr, the fast neutron flux is 7 neutrons/cm^2-sec phi_n_eq = 7; D_dot_eq = 1; D_dot_n = (phi_n*D_dot_eq)/phi_n_eq; // Dose rate due to fast neutron flux in mrem/hr phi_th = 300; // Given thermal flux in neutrons/cm^2-sec // From Figure 9.12 // To receive an dose equivalent rate of 1 mrem/hr, the thermal flux is 260 neutrons/cm^2-sec phi_th_eq = 260; D_dot_th = (phi_th*D_dot_eq)/phi_th_eq; // Dose rate due to thermal neutron flux in mrem/hr D_dot = D_dot_n+D_dot_th; // Total dose rate in mrem/hr printf("\n The permitted weekly dose is 100 mrem \n"); D_dot_perm = 100; // Calculation t = D_dot_perm/D_dot; printf(" \n The time of exposure upto a safe level = %.1f hour \n",t); // The answer given in the textbook is wrong. This is because of wrong computation of total dose rate