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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2016.14.3.201

Evaluation of Separation Distance from the Temporary Storage Facility for Decontamination Waste to Ensure Public Radiological Safety after Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident  

Kim, Min Jun (Kyung Hee University)
Go, A Ra (Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Kwang Pyo (Kyung Hee University)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.14, no.3, 2016 , pp. 201-209 More about this Journal
Abstract
The object of this study was to evaluate the separation distance from a temporary storage facility satisfying the dose criteria. The calculation of ambient dose rates took into account cover soil thickness, facility size, and facility type by using MCNPX code. Shielding effects of cover soil were 68.9%, 96.9% and 99.7% at 10 cm, 30 cm and 50 cm respectively. The on-ground type of storage facility had the highest ambient dose rate, followed by the semi-ground type and the underground type. The ambient dose rate did not vary with facility size (except $5{\times}5{\times}2m\;size$) due to the self-shielding of decontamination waste in temporary storage. The separation distances without cover soil for a $50{\times}50{\times}2m\;size$ facility were evaluated as 14 m (minimum radioactivity concentration), 33 m (most probably radioactivity concentration), and 57 m (maximum radioactivity concentration) for on-ground storage type, 9 m, 24 m, and 45 m for semi-underground storage type, and 6 m, 16 m, and 31 m for underground storage type.
Keywords
Fukushima NPP accident; Decontamination waste; Temporary storage facility; Ambient dose rate; Separation distance;
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