The Radioisotope Power System Dose Estimation Tool (RPS-DET) is a software simulation application that serves as a one-stop shop for simulating and analyzing the radiation effects from radioisotope power systems (RPSs). RPS-DET includes a graphical user interface that allows the user to select from multiple RPS designs, place them in various terrestrial, planetary, or deep-space environments, and customize the plutonium oxide (PuO2) fuel. These user selections are combined into an input file that is automatically sent to the SCALE software suite, where simulation-specific neutron and gamma source terms are written prior to performing a Monte Carlo particle transport process on the chosen geometries. Simulation results represent three-dimensional instantaneous particle fluxes and dose rates or time-integrated particle fluences or doses according to pre-defined, customizable responses. The literature regarding RPS-DET addresses the early development and methodologies of this effort, while this paper outlines the official release of the software, instructions for ordering, final features, and current design.
Official Release of The Radioisotope Power System Dose Estimation Tool (RPS-DET)
2020-03-01
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Radioisotope power source dose estimation tool (RPS-DET)
IEEE | 2018
|SAE Technical Papers | 2010