New Neutron-Shielding Code

[JHageman@swri.edu]

Hello fellow Radsafers,

I received some information today, from a shielding window mfg., about a newly 
developed neutron-shielding code. The code, to his knowledge, is titled 
MERCUR, and can run a multi-slab calculation in seconds, instead of many-many 
hours using a Monte Carlo code (e.g., MCNP). He says the code has been 
developed in France, by the CEA, and may be available soon.

Does any one have any more specific information on this new code?


Thanks in advance, John P. Hageman, CHP, Radiation Safety Officer
Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238 
Ph: 210-522-2633, Fax: 210-522-5720, jph@swri.edu  

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