Contents

  Page No.
The Concept  3
The Facility  5
The Reactor  7
Exposure Locations and Performance Levels 11
APRF User Support Facilities 17
Instructions to Potential Users 20
Table I.
APRFR Core Design Data  8
Table II.
Typical APRFR Performance Levels  8
Table III.
APRFR Fluence and Flux Data 13
Table IV.
Nominal APRFR Leakage and U235 Fission Spectra 13
Table V.
Fluence-to-Dose Conversion Factors for APRFR Leakage Neutrons 14
Table VI.
Kerma and Kerma Rate in Tissue for APRFR Exposure Conditions 14
Table VII.
Kerma and Kerma Rate in Silicon for APRFR Exposure Conditions 15
Table VIII.
Neutron-to-Gamma Dose Ratios 15
Table IX.
APRF User Support Equipment 18

Army Pulse Radiation Facility
U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratories
AMXRD-BTD
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005

Army Pulse Radiation Facility Location Map