Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Application of the Two-Dosimeter Algorithm for Effective Dose Evaluations based on ICRP Publication 103

ICRP 103 방사선방호 체계 하에서 유효선량 평가를 위한 Two-Dosimeter Algorithm의 적용방안

  • 김희근 (한국수력원자력(주) 중앙연구원) ;
  • 공태영 (한국수력원자력(주) 중앙연구원)
  • Received : 2011.05.17
  • Accepted : 2011.08.18
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

To evaluate the radiation exposure of workers participating in task where high radiation exposure is expected, two-dosimeter is typically provided radiation workers, one on the chest and the other on the back, at Korean nuclear power plants (NPPs). In a previous study, the NCRP (55:50) algorithm was selected as the optimal two-dosimeter algorithm (TDA) with various field tests and this TDA has been applied to all Korean NPPs since 2006. In 2007, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) published the new ICRP recommendation, ICRP 103, which provides the revised weighting factors for both radiation and tissues and the new reference phantom. In this study, the applicability of current NCRP (55:50) algorithm at Korean NPPs for ICRP 103 was analyzed. As a result, it was found that the NCRP (55:50) algorithm is still effective to estimate the effective dose of workers under ICRP 103.

국내 원전에서는 고 방사선량율 또는 고피폭 예상 방사선작업에 종사자의 가슴과 등에 두 개의 개인선량계를 패용하여 피폭방사선량을 평가하고 있다. 이러한 Two-Dosimeter Algorithm (TDA)으로 현장시험과 심층검토를 통해 NCRP(55:50) TDA를 최적 알고리즘으로 최종적으로 선정하였고, 2006년 이후 원전 종사자의 피폭방사선량 평가 실무에 적용 중에 있다. 한편, 2007년 국제방사선방호위원회(ICRP)는 간행물 ICRP 103을 통해 방사선가중계수 및 조직가중계수와 기준 인체모형팬텀(Reference phantom) 등을 일부 변경한 유효선량 평가방법을 제시하였다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 국내원전에서 적용되고 있는 NCRP (55:50) TDA에 대해 ICRP 103 방사선방호 체계 하에서의 계속 적용 타당성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, NCRP (55:50) TDA를 계속 사용하더라도 ICRP 103의 유효선량을 신뢰성 있게 평가할 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

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