Calculating the Neutron Radiation in the Spent Nuclear Fuel of VVER-1200 Reactors

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 1295-1299
Author(s):  
A. M. Petrovskiy ◽  
T. N. Korbut ◽  
E. A. Rudak ◽  
M. O. Kravchenko
ANRI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Mariya Pyshkina ◽  
Aleksey Vasil'ev ◽  
Aleksey Ekidin ◽  
Evgeniy Nazarov ◽  
Anton Pudovkin ◽  
...  

Studies of the energy distribution of neutron radiation at the workplaces of the Beloyarsk NPP were carried out. At 1 and 2 power units, occupational exposure of neutron irradiation occurs during operations for loading spent nuclear fuel into special railway carriage. At power units 3 and 4, operations accompanied by neutron irradiation can be divided into 3 groups: (1) work in rooms adjacent to the reactor core; (2) manipulation of radioisotope neutron sources; (3) work with fresh and spent nuclear fuel. Based on the data obtained on the energy distribution of the neutron radiation flux density, the ‘true’ values of the ambient dose equivalent rate H*(10), the individual dose equivalent rate Hp(10) and the integral neutron radiation flux density at individual workplaces were determined. For each group of workplaces, Fluence-toambient dose equivalent conversion coefficients are determined, which lie in the range from 12 to 295 pSv⋅cm2. Correction factors for individual thermoluminescent dosimeters, taking into.


2020 ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
V.G. Rudychev ◽  
N.A. Azarenkov ◽  
I.O. Girka ◽  
Y.V. Rudychev

Two options for changing the distribution of spent nuclear fuel due to the possible destruction of the cladding of fuel rods, which causes a change in radiation outside the cask, are considered for VSC-24 casks used for storage of spent nuclear fuel by the dry method. The effect of height reduction due to the destruction of the fuel rods of all 24 SFAs and 10 central SFAs on external radiation is studied analytically and by numerical modeling in the MCNP package. The destruction of 24 SFA is shown to lead to a significant decrease in the dose rate of neutrons and gamma-radiation from 60Co on the weather lid of the cask, and of gamma-radiation from SNF isotopes at the mid-height of the side surface of the cask. The destruction of the ten central SFAs can be determined only from a change in the neutron radiation in the air inlets of the cask.


2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn E. McCreery ◽  
Keith G. Condie ◽  
Randy C. Clarksean ◽  
Donald M. McEligot

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Nikita Vladimirivich Kovalyov ◽  
Boris Yakovlevich Zilberman ◽  
Nikolay Dmitrievich Goletskiy ◽  
Andrey Borisovich Sinyukhin

ANRI ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
A. Lachugin ◽  
M. Kocherygin ◽  
A. Gayazov ◽  
Yury Martynyuk ◽  
A. Vasil'ev

The paper presents basic results of development of a criticality accident alarm system to ensure safe retrieval of the spent nuclear fuel from the Lepse Floating Maintenance Base. The key features and engineering aspects of the system design are described. Locations of criticality detector units and selected alarm level settings are justified, hazardous area boundaries were identified, and parameters to identify inadequately protected zones were calculated. The SRKS-01D criticality accident alarm system by SPC “Doza” was selected as base equipment. The system was commissioned in 2019 and has been successfully operated for more than 6 months.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaushik Banerjee ◽  
Thomas M. Evans ◽  
Gregory G. Davidson ◽  
Steven P. Hamilton

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Roach ◽  
Cole Hexel ◽  
Kayron Rogers ◽  
Jeffrey (Jeff) Delashmitt ◽  
Shalina Metzger ◽  
...  

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