Comparison of Environmental Radiation Survey Analysis Results in a High Dose Rate Environment Using CZT, NaI(Tl), and LaBr3(Ce) Detectors

• 발행기관: 한국방사성폐기물학회
• 저자명: Sungyeop Joung Wanook Ji Eunjung Lee Young-Yong Ji Yoomi Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology (JNFCWT)』Vol.21 No.4, 543~558쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 공학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.12.30

국문 초록

Currently, Japan is undertaking a nationwide project to measure and map radioactive contamination around Fukushima, as part of the efforts to restore normalcy following the nuclear accident. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) manages the Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, located approximately 20 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Minamisōma City, Fukushima Prefecture. In collaboration with the JAEA, this study involved conducting comparison experiments and analyses with radiation detectors in high radiation environments, a challenging task in Korean environments. Environmental radiation surveys were conducted using three types of detectors: CZT, NaI(Tl), and LaBr3(Ce), across two contaminated areas. Dose rate values were converted using dose rate conversion factors for each detector type, and dose rate maps were subsequently created and compared. The detectors yielded similar results, demonstrating their feasibility and reliability in high radiation environments. The findings of this study are expected to be a crucial reference for enhancing the verification and supplementation of procedures and methods in future radiation measurements and mobile surveys in high-radiation environments, using these three types of radiation instruments.

키워드

Radiation monitoring In situ radioactivity measurement Gamma ray spectrum Radioactivity walking survey