Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Calculation of Route Doses for Korean-based International Airline Routes using CARI-6 and Estimation of Aircrew Exposure

CARI-6를 이용한 국제선 노선별 선량 및 항공승무원의 피폭선량 평가

  • Hong, J.H. (Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kwon, J.W. (Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jung, J.H. (Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, J.K. (Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 홍종호 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 권정완 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 정제호 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 이재기 (한양대학교 원자력공학과)
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

Dose rate characteristics of cosmic radiation field at flight altitudes were analyzed and the route doses to the personnels on board due to cosmic-ray were calculated for Korean-based commercial international airline routes using CARI-6. Annual individual doses to aircrew and the collective effective dose of passengers were estimated by applying the calculated route doses to the flight schedules of aircrew and the air travel statistics of Korea. The result shows that the annual doses to aircrew, around 2.62 mSv, exceed the annual dose limit of public and are comparable to doses of the group of workers occupationally exposed. Therefore it is necessary to consider the frequent flyers as well as the aircrew as the occupational exposure group. The annual collective dose to 11 million Korean passengers in 2001 appeared to be 136 man-Sv. The results should be modified when the dose rates of cosmic radiation at high altitude are revised by taking into account the changes in the radiation weighting factors for protons and neutrons as given in ICRP 92.

특정 비행노선에서 우주선에 의한 누적선량을 계산하는 프로그램인 CARI-6를 이용하여 비행고도 우주선 방사선장의 선량률 변화 특성을 분석하고, 국적항공사에서 운행하는 전 국제선 노선에 대한 노선별 우주선 피폭선량을 산출하였다. 산출한 노선별 선량을 항공승무원의 비행스케쥴과 국민의 항공여행 통계에 적용하여 우리나라 항공승무원과 일반 여행객의 우주선에 의한 연간 피폭선량과 집단유효선량을 평가하였다. 평가 결과, 항공승무원의 피폭이 일반인의 선량한도인 연간 1 mSv를 초과하여 평균 2.62mSv로 다른 직업상 피폭을 받는 직군의 선량과 대등한 것으로 평가되었다. 따라서 항공승무원 적군의 우주선 피폭을 일종의 직업상 피폭으로 간주함이 타당함을 확인하였다. 나아가 국민의 해외여행으로 인한 집단선량은 2001년 기준으로 1,100만 명의 출입국자가 총 136man-Sv를 피폭한 것으로 나타났다. ICRP 92에서 양성자와 중성자의 방사선가중치를 변경한 결과를 반영하여 비행고도에서의 우주선 방사선장 정보가 수정될 경우 위의 평가 결과는 보완되어야 한다.

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