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Biological shielding assessment and dose rate calculation for a neutron inspection portal
With referencetotheprototypeofneutroninspectionportalbuiltandsuccessfullytestedintheRijeka seaport(Croatia)withintheEURITRACK(EURopeanIllicitTraffickingCountermeasuresKit)project,an
assessmentofthebiologicalshieldingindifferentset-upconfigurationsofafutureportalhasbeen calculatedwithMCNPMonteCarlocodeintheframeoftheEritr@C(EuropeanRiposteagainstIllicit TR@ffiCking)project.Intheconfigurationsanalyzedthecompliancewiththedoselimitsforworkers and thepopulationstatedbytheEuropeanlegislationisprovidedbyappropriateshieldingofthe neutronsourcesandbythedelimitationofacontrolledarea