[en] Published data from measurements made by Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) and those made jointly by the Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) and by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) inside containment at nuclear power plants have been examined to determine the best method for estimating the neutron dose equivalent received by workers. These data included measurements with TLD albedo dosimeters, 9-inch spherical remmeters, Andersson-Braun remmeters, multisphere sets, Cutie Pie gamma survey meters, ³He spectrometers, and tissue equivalent proportional counters. We found that no single technique was clearly most accurate for determining neutron dose equivalent. We recommend the continued use of TLD albedo dosimeters calibrated with a moderated ²⁵²Cf source and corrected for variations in neutron spectrum. These corrections can be determined from measured quantities such as the ratio of responses of 9-inch and 3-inch spheres. We also recommend the continued use of remmeters calibrated with bare or moderated Cf neutron sources and corrected for variations in neutron spectrum determined in the same way as for TLD albedo dosimeters. We suggest measurements be made at least once at each nuclear power plant with a full set of moderating spheres in order to determine neutron spectra. Since the data do not show good correlation between neutron dose equivalent rates and gamma exposure rates, we do not recommend using measured gamma exposure rates to infer neutron dose equivalent rates. While the ³He spectrometer and the tissue equivalent proportional counter seem to be intrinsically capable of measuring neutron dose equivalent, neither of these instruments is as yet available in a commercial package convenient for use by plant personnel; hence, until these instruments are further developed we do not recommend them for routine estimation of neutron dose equivalent rates. 16 references, 17 figures, 19 tables