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Activation Evaluation of Radiation Shield Wall (Concrete) in Cyclotron room using the Portable Nclide Analyzer Running Title: Activation Evaluation of Concrete in Cyclotron room  

Kim, Seongcheol (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Gwon, Da Yeong (R&D Team, Korean Association for Radiation Application)
Jeon, Yeoryeong (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
Han, Jiyoung (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
Kim, Yongmin (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
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The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology / v.25, no.2, 2021 , pp. 41-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose There are many cyclotrons compared to the land area of the Republic of Korea. Because GMP certification is required and the nuclear medicine test does not apply for insurance, the number of examinations for nuclear medicine is decreasing. Therefore, there is a high probability of early decommissioning of the cyclotron. However, we do not unusually perform the radioactivation evaluation on concrete that can be classified as radioactive waste during the decommissioning of the cyclotron. In this study, we aim to confirm the radioactivation in the concrete surface using Handheld Radionuclide Identification Devices (RIDs). Materials and Methods Because there is no cyclotron being decommissioning in the Republic of Korea, it was impossible to perform the coring of concrete for radioactivation analysis. In this study, we used the KIRAMS-13 and analyzed the concrete surface in the target direction in the cyclotron room. After setting the target direction as the center, radionuclides were measured for about five months at thirty points with vertical and horizontal intervals of 30 cm. We used the RIIDEye(Detector: NaI(Tl) detector, manufacturer: Thermo) in this study and set the measurement time per point to one day (24 hours). Results Co-60 and Cs-137 were detected in some measurement points, and we confirmed the radioactivity of Co-60 detected at the most points. As a result, we found that the radioactivity of Co-60 was high in the diagonal direction (from the lower-left direction to the upper right direction) based on the center of the target. However, we think it is impossible to apply the corresponding results to all cyclotrons because we performed the study using only one cyclotron. Conclusion In thirty measurement points, we could confirm the radioactive nuclides and the relative radioactivity using the results of portable nuclides analyzer. Therefore, we expect that we can use the portable nuclides analyzer to select the coring position of concrete during the decommissioning of the cyclotron. Also, if we secure the radioactivation data for several years, we expect to make a more accurate estimate of radioactive waste during the preparation period of decommissioning of the cyclotron.
Keywords
Radioactivation; Portable nuclide analyzer; Cyclotron;
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