• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2013

Skyshine은 고에너지 가속기의 차폐 설계 시 반드시 고려되는 중요한 현상이다. 본 연구에서는 고에너지 전자 가속기에 대한 중성자 skyshine 평가 방법을 새롭게 제시하였으며 기존의 방법들과 비교하여 타당성을 검증하였다. 고에너지 전자가속기로부터 원거리 지역의 방사선량을 계산하기 위해 몬테카를로 코드, FLUKA와 PHITS를 이용하였다. 가속기 건물로부터 원거리 지역까지 도달하는 방사선장의 경로를 skyshine, direct, groundshine, multiple-shine으로 분류하였다. 분류된 각각의 성분이 총 유효선량에 기여하는 정도를 평가하였다. 방사선원 계산에는 10 GeV 전자가 두꺼운 표적에 입사하여 생성되는 중성자를 고려하였다. Groundshine 효과를 평가하기위해 PAL-XFEL의 건설부지토양에 대한 성분을 고려하였다. 가속기 건물로부터 비교적 가까운 50 m 미만에서는 direct와 groundshine 성분들이 총 유효선량에 대부분 기여하였다. 가속기 터널로부터 거리가 멀어질수록 skyshine 성분의 기여도가 증가하였다. 평가된 skyshine 성분에 대한 유효선량은 기존에 skyshine 선량을 계산할 때 사용되었던 반실험식 중 전자가속기를 이용한 실험결과에 기반한 Rindi의 식과 가장 잘 일치하였다. 간이계산코드 SHINE3의 결과와 20% 이내로 일치하였다. 모든 성분이 포함된 총 유효선량은 기존의 평가방식에 비해 10배 정도 크게 평가되었다. 가속기 터널로부터 원거리 지역에 대한 선량평가계산에서 mutiple-shine 성분의 영향은 skyshine 성분보다 더 크다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.696-706
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• 2023

Consequences of an anticipated Beyond Design Basis Accident (BDBA) Long-Term Station Blackout (LTSBO) event with complete loss of grid power in the VVER-1200 reactor of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) of Unit-1 are assessed using the RASCAL 4.3 code. This study estimated the released radionuclides, received public radiological dose, and ground surface concentration considering 3 accident scenarios of International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) level 7 and two meteorological conditions. Atmospheric transport, dispersion, and deposition processes of released radionuclides are simulated using a straight-line trajectory Gaussian plume model for short distances and a Gaussian puff model for long distances. Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) to the public within 40 km and radionuclides contribution for three-dose pathways of inhalation, cloudshine, and groundshine owing to airborne releases are evaluated considering with and without passive safety Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) in dry (winter) and wet (monsoon) seasons. Source term and their release rates are varied with the functional duration of passive safety ECCS. In three accident scenarios, the TEDE of 10 mSv and above are confined to 8 km and 2 km for the wet and dry seasons, respectively in the downwind direction. The groundshine dose is the most dominating in the wet season while the inhalation dose is in the dry season. Total received doses and surface concentration in the wet season near the plant are higher than those in the dry season due to the deposition effect of rain on the radioactive substances.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.566-570
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• 1997

The effect of average gamma energy on the external radiation dose has been analyzed. Cloud- and groundshine have been calculated according to the average gamma energy. Monte Carlo integration method was used for the calculation of cloudshine and Romberg quadrature method was adopted for groundshine. The analysis shows that the external gamma exposure is strong]y dependent on the gamma energy and the distribution of radiation sources.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.837-842
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• 2019

A large amount of radioactive material was released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) in 2011 and dispersed into the environment. Though seven years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, some parts of Japan are still under the influence of radionuclide contamination, especially Fukushima Prefecture and prefectures neighboring Fukushima Prefecture. The long-term effective doses and the contributions of each exposure pathway (5 exposure pathways) and radionuclide ($^{131}I$, $^{134}Cs$, and $^{137}Cs$) were evaluated for people living in the regions of Fukushima and neighboring prefectures in Japan using a developed dose assessment code system with Japanese specific input data. The results estimated in this study were compared with data from previously published reports. Groundshine and ingestion were predicted to contribute most significantly to the total long-term dose for all regions. The contributions of each exposure pathway and radionuclide show different patterns for certain regions of Japan.