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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2018.16.3.331

A Study on the Assessment of Source-term for PWR Primary System Using MonteCarlo Code  

Song, Jong Soon (Chosun University)
Lee, Sang Heon (Chosun University)
Shin, Seung Su (Chosun University)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.16, no.3, 2018 , pp. 331-337 More about this Journal
Abstract
The decommissioning of nuclear power plants is generally executed in five steps, including preparation, decontamination, cutting/demolition, waste disposal and environmental restoration. So, for efficient decommissioning of nuclear power plants, worker safety, effects compared to cost, minimization of waste, possibility of reuse, etc., shall be considered. Worker safety and measurement technology shall be secured to exert optimal efficiency of nuclear power plant decommissioning work, for which accurate measurement technology for systems and devices is necessary. Typical In-Situ methods for decommissioning of nuclear plants are CZT, Gamma Camera and ISOCS. This study used ISOCS, which can be applied during the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant site without collecting representative samples, to take measurements of the S/G Water Chamber. To validate the measurement values, Microshield and the GEANT4 code was used as the actual method were used for modeling, respectively. The comparison showed a difference of $1.0{\times}10^1Bq$, which indicates that it will be possible to reduce errors due to the influence of radiation in the natural environment and the precision of modeling. Based on the research results of this paper, accuracy and reliability of measurement values will be analyzed and the applicability of the direct measurement method during the decommissioning of NPPs will be assessed.
Keywords
Decommissioning; In-situ technique; ISOCS; MonteCarlo code; GEANT4;
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