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http://dx.doi.org/10.5143/JESK.2005.24.2.071

Development of Exposure Level Prediction Program in Radioactive Waste Work  

Park, Won-Man (경희대학교 테크노공학대학)
Kim, Yoon-Hyuk (경희대학교 테크노공학대학)
Whang, Joo-Ho (경희대학교 원자력공학과)
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Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea / v.24, no.2, 2005 , pp. 71-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
In spite of the importance of nuclear power as one of major electric energies in Korea, the nuclear safety has become the most serious social issue in the operation of the nuclear power plant. In this paper, a virtual work simulation program was developed to predict exposure dose during radiation work in radwaste storage. The work simulation program was developed. using $Java ^{TM}$applet and VRML-virtual reality modeling language. A numerical algorithm to find the optimal work path which minimize exposure dose during the given work, was developed and exposure dose on the optimal work path was compared with that on the shortest path. Comparing with the shortest path for the given work, the predicted optimal path consumed longer work time by II% but reduced total exposure dose by 46%. The simulation result showed that the exposure dose depended on not only work time, but also the distance between the worker and the radiation source. The developed simulation program could be a useful tool for the planning of radioactive waste work to increase the radiation safety of workers.
Keywords
Radiation safety; Exposure dose; Work planning; Work simulation; Virtual reality;
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