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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2020.14.5.503

Calculation of the Correction Factors related to the Diameter and Density of the Concrete Core Samples using a Monte Carlo Simulation  

Lee, Kyu-Young (Department of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Kang, Bo Sun (Department of Medical Science, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.14, no.5, 2020 , pp. 503-510 More about this Journal
Abstract
Concrete is one of the most widely used materials as the shielding structures of a nuclear facilities. It is also the most generated radioactive waste in quantity while dismantling facilities. Since the concrete captures neutrons and generates various radionuclides, radiation measurement and analysis of the sample was fulfilled prior to dismantle facilities. An HPGe detector is used in general for the radiation measurement, and effective correction factors such as geometrical correction factor, self-absorption correction, and absolute detector efficiency have to be applied to the measured data to decide exact radioactivity of the sample. Correction factors are obtained by measuring data using a standard source with the same geometry and chemical states as the sample under the same measurement conditions. However, it is very difficult to prepare standard concrete sources because concrete is limited in pretreatment due to various constituent materials and high density. In addition, the concrete sample obtained by core drill is a volumetric source, which requires geometric correction for sample diameter and self absorption correction for sample density. Therefore in recent years, many researchers are working on the calculation of effective correction factors using Monte carlo simulation instead of measuring them using a standard source. In this study we calculated, using Geant4, one of the Monte carlo codes, the correction factors for the various diameter and density of the concrete core sample at the gamma ray energy emitted from the nuclides 152Eu and 60Co, which are the most generated in radioactive concrete.
Keywords
Monte Carlo Simulation; Geant4; HPGe detector; Geometrical correction; Self-absorption correction;
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