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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2019.17.1.107

Radiological Impact on Decommissioning Workers of Operating Multi-unit NPP  

Lee, Eun-hee (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
Kim, Chang-Lak (KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.17, no.1, 2019 , pp. 107-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
The decommissioning of one nuclear power plant in a multi-unit nuclear power plant (multi-unit NPP) site may pose radiation exposure risk to decommissioning workers. Thus, it is essentially required to evaluate the exposure dose of decommissioning workers of operating multi-unit NPPs nearby. The ENDOS program is a dose evaluation code developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). As two sub-programs of ENDOS, ENDOS-ATM to anticipate atmospheric transport and ENDOS-G to calculate exposure dose by gaseous radioactive effluents are used in this study. As a result, the annual maximum individual dose for decommissioning workers is estimated to be $2.31{\times}10^{-3}mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$, which is insignificant compared with the effective dose limit of $1mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$ for the public. Although it is revealed that the exposure dose of operating multi-unit NPPs does not result in a significant impact on decommissioning workers, closer examination of the effect of additional exposure due to actual demolition work is required. The calculation method of this study is expected to be utilized in the future for planned decommissioning projects in Korea. Because domestic NPPs are located in multi-unit sites, similar situations may occur.
Keywords
Multi-unit NPP; Decommissioning workers; Exposure dose; Impact of multi-unit NPP;
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