Integrated Doses Calculation in Evacuation Scenarios of the Neutron Generator Facility at Missouri S&T

Abstract

Any source of ionizing radiations could lead to considerable dose acquisition to individuals in a nuclear facility. Evacuation may be required when elevated levels of radiation is detected within a facility. In this situation, individuals are more likely to take the closest exit. This may not be the most expedient decision as it may lead to higher dose acquisition. The strategy followed in preventing large dose acquisitions should be predicated on the path that offers least dose acquisition. In this work, the neutron generator facility at Missouri University of Science and Technology was analyzed. The Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) radiation transport code was used to model the entire floor of the generator's building. The simulated dose rates in the hallways were used to estimate the integrated doses for different paths leading to exits. It was shown that shortest path did not always lead to minimum dose acquisition and the approach was successful in predicting the expedient path as opposed to the approach of taking the nearest exit.

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

Comments

The work presented in this paper has been supported by U.S. NRC under the Award number NRC-HQ-11-G-38-0008.

Keywords and Phrases

Dosimetry; Ionizing radiation; Mergers and acquisitions; Neutron beams; Neutron sources; Neutrons; Emergency planning; Integrated doses; Monte carlo n particles; Neutron generators; Nuclear facilities; Radiation Exposure; Radiation transport codes; Science and Technology; Neutron irradiation

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0168-9002

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2016 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Aug 2016

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