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Jennifer Tanner

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352

Biography

Miss Tanner joined Battelle in 1980 and initially worked in the areas of neutronics, nuclear fuels, safeguards, and criticality. In 1982, she began working in health physics and has become internationally recognized for the characterization of neutron fields at commercial reactors and Department of Energy facilities and for calculating radiation dose rates and dosimeter/instrument responses. Significant contributions have also been in the fields of neutron spectral analysis and external dosimetry. Additional areas of expertise include radiation shielding, emergency preparedness, nuclear instrumentation, nondestructive assay, and waste management. She also has extensive skills in task and project management, marketing, and proposal development.

Research Interests

  • Radiation measurements (neutron and gamma spectroscopy)
  • Nondestructive analysis
  • Radiation transport calculations
  • Nuclear nonproliferation technical measures
  • Instrumentation for nuclear material monitoring
  • Emergency response – first responder equipment and actions

Education and Credentials

  • M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Washington (course work completed)
  • B.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Washington, 1980

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Nuclear Society (national and local)
  • Health Physics Society (national and local)

Selected Publications

2008

  • Berg RK, LW Brackenbush, DL Haggard, JR Hilliard, GM Mapili, AV Mozhayev, JE Tanner, and PL Tomeraasen. 2008. "Plutonium Hold-up Measurements at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." In 49th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, July 13-17, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee.  Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Northbrook, IL. 
  • Tanner JE, SD Miller, MM Conrady, KL Simmons, and MR Tinker. 2008. "Container Verification Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence." In Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 49th Annual Meeting, July 13-17, Nashville, Tennessee, p. Paper No. 360.  Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Northbrook, IL. 

2002

  • Tanner JE, HA Undem, BA Roberts, JR Griggs, SL Pratt, and MH Smith. 2002. TID Environmental Performance Testing In Support of the Mayak Fissile Material Storage Facility. PNNL-13599, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Scherpelz RI, and JE Tanner. 2002. "Neutron Measurements at Nuclear Power Reactors [55]." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 476(1-2):400-404. 

2000

  • Brackenbush LW, DL Haggard, and JE Tanner. 2000. "A new method to correct for gamma attenuation in NDA measurements for plutonium and other radionuclides." In Proceedings Of The Topical Meeting On Radiation Protection For Our National Priorities: Medicine, The Environment, And The Legacy, Spokane, Washington,September 17-21, 2000, pp. 89-94 .  American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL. 
  • Piper RK, MK Murphy, JE Tanner, AK Thompson, and RB Schwartz. 2000. "A summary and status of traceability to national standards for Cf-252 used at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." In Instrumentation, Measurements, and Electronic Dosimetry: Proceedings of the 33rd Midyear Topical Meeting, January 30, 2000-February 2, 2000, Virginia Beach, Virginia. , pp. 215-221 .  Medical Physics Publishing, Madisono, WI. 

1999

  • Sjoblom KL, A Salo, JM Bewers, J Cooper, RS Dyer, NM Lynn, ME Mount, PP Provinec, TG Sazykina, J Schwarz, EM Scott, YV Sivintsev, JE Tanner, JM Warden, and D Woodhead. 1999. "International Arctic Seas Assessment Project." Science of the Total Environment 238:153-166. 

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