کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1878204 | 1532128 | 2009 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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The biological shielding concrete of KRR-2 was activated by a thermal neutron reaction during the operation of the reactor, thus a variety of radionuclides were generated in the concrete. In order to verify the radioactivity for the final disposal of waste and to achieve a more efficient cutting of the concrete, the radioactivity inventories and distributions of the activated concrete were evaluated. The activity of gamma-emitting radionuclides was measured by using an HPGe detector. The beta-emitting radionuclides were measured by an oxidation/combustion method for 3H and 14C and a combined method of an extraction chromatography and a liquid scintillation for 55Fe and 63Ni.The dominant radioactive nuclides in the activated concrete were 3H, 14C, 55Fe and 60Co, and the maximum gamma activity was 105 Bq/g at the surface around the thermal column. The specific activities of all the nuclides were found to decrease almost linearly on a logarithmic scale along the depth from the inner surface of the concrete. Equations for scaling factors were obtained by a linear regression of logarithms from the radioactivity data of 3H/60Co, 14C/60Co and 55Fe/60Co nuclide pairs of the activated concrete. The scaling factors can be utilized for the estimation of beta radioactivity without the time consuming separation processes of the nuclides.
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Volume 67, Issues 7–8, July–August 2009, Pages 1530–1533