Workshop on the (Un)Reliability of Neutron Measurements
Thursday, 26th October 2006
Globe Room, Bushy House, NPL
Presentations
- Welcome - Steven Judge
- Problems with neutron instrumentation from a practical point of view
(PDF, 394 kB) - Pete Burgess - Neutron Dosimetry - Questions, challenges and an initiative (PDF, 481 kB) - Roger Collison
- A novel Al-203 fluorescent nuclear track detector with potential for neutron dosimetry (PDF, 1.02 MB) - Chris Perks
- Duo-sphere approach to neutron measurements (PDF, 174 kB) - Richard Jenkins
- What can we do to get better neutron measurements? (PDF, 573 kB) - David Thomas & Pete Burgess
- Developments in the DSTL neutron dosimetry service (PDF, 610 kB) - Laurence Jones
- Results of the EVIDOS project (PDF, 1.31 MB) - Rick Tanner
(for further information on this presentation, please contact Rick Tanner at HPA, Didcot) - Issues with the use of neutron transport codes (PDF, 285 kB) - Nigel Hawkes
- The use of TEPCs for characterising BNCT beams (PDF, 2.53 MB) - Stuart Green
- Solar particle effects in aircrew dosimetry (PDF, 1.94 MB) - Graeme Taylor
List of Delegates
| Abdulrahman Alfuraih | University of Surrey | Richard Jenkins | BAE Systems | |
| Eloisa Alvarez | Canberra UK | Laurence Jones | Dstl Radiological Protection Services | |
| Arzu Arinc | NPL | Malcolm Joyce | Lancaster University | |
| Michael Aspinall | Lancaster University | Steven Judge | NPL | |
| Nassar Baghini | Imperial College | Sami Kafala | Imperial College | |
| Manuel Bandala | Lancaster University | Peter Kolkowski | NPL | |
| Frank Becker | Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe | Pieter Kwakman | RIVM | |
| Pete Burgess | NPL | Jill Lesley | Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd | |
| John Caunt | John Caunt Scientific Ltd | Dylan Lewis | University of Surrey | |
| Oliver Caunt | John Caunt Scientific Ltd | Vic Lewis | NPL | |
| Roger Collison | DML Devonport | Maria Marouli | NPL | |
| Mick Cooper | AWE | Ian McGregor | Rolls Royce | |
| Bill Croydon | Radiation Watch | Najat Mohammed | University of Surrey | |
| Debbie Curtis | Canberra UK | Steve Monk | Lancaster University | |
| Peter Danyluk | AWE | Alex Pereira | Weatherford Int | |
| Bob D'Mellow | Lancaster University | Chris Perks | Chris Perks | |
| Jon Eakins | HPA | James Pottage | AWE | |
| Peter Eggins | AWE | Nigel Powell | Weatherford | |
| Louise Evans | Birmingham University | Neil Roberts | NPL | |
| Julian Ginniver | UKAEA | John Rogers | Radsci Consultancy | |
| Oliver Goddard | BAE Systems | Jack Roskell | BAE Systems | |
| Nilesh Gorsia | Dstl Radiological Protection Services | Alan Shippen | Lancaster University | |
| Stuart Green | University Hospital Birmingham | Jon Silvie | BAE Systems | |
| Nigel Hawkes | NPL | Nick Spyrou | University of Surrey | |
| Molly Healy | AWE | Rick Tanner | HPA | |
| Michael Hodgson | Thermo Electron Corp | Graeme Taylor | NPL | |
| Les Howard | Centronic | David Thomas | NPL | |
| Zafer Jarrah | Lancaster University | James Whetton | Weatherford |
Review of the Workshop on the (Un)Reliability of Neutron Measurements
Forty-six delegates attended on the day, two delegates attended unannounced and, in addition, ten members of NPL attended. The attendance was nine more than the previous best for a workshop. Apologies were received from four delegates who had wished to attend, but could not do so due to other commitments.
Delegates from seventeen different establishments, including four universities, attended the meeting. Two delegates were from overseas, Germany and Holland. Eleven of the delegates were attending the meeting for the first time and six delegates visited the Neutron Group facilities after the meeting.
Six guests and four staff from DQL gave presentations. It was a full programme and the morning session over-ran by about five minutes, mainly due to the number of questions that were being asked, whilst the afternoon session ended about five minutes early. The talks were varied in length, depth, level, technical content and pace. The majority of delegates judged the presentations to be excellent or very good and this was supported from discussions with delegates and colleagues.
The working lunch again proved to be a most effective and enjoyable way to utilise the lunch break. Discussions with the delegates during lunch and refreshment breaks indicated that they valued these periods to develop contacts and discuss programmes.
There were five presentations in the morning session, two of which were given by NPL staff. The afternoon session also had five presentations, with just one from an NPL staff member.
The next meeting to be held will be the Neutron Users Club (NUC) at the end of October 2007 (final date TBC).
It was agreed to continue to hold the meetings at the end of September / early October.