Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Monte Carlo Study of MOSFET Dosimeter Dose Correction Factors Considering Energy Spectrum of Radiation Field in a Steam Generator Channel Head

원전 증기발생기 수실 내 에너지 스펙트럼을 고려한 MOSFET 방사선검출기 선량보정인자 결정에 관한 몬테칼로 전산모사 연구

  • 조성구 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 최상현 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 김찬형 (한양대학교 원자력공학과)
  • Published : 2006.12.30
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Abstract

In Korea, a real-time effective dose measurement system is in development. The system uses 32 high-sensitivity MOSFET dosimeters to measure radiation doses at various organ locations in an anthropomorphic physical phantom. The MOSFET dosimeters are, however, mainly made of silicon and shows some degree of energy and angular dependence especially for low energy photons. This study determines the correction factors to correct for these dependences of the MOSFET dosimeters for accurate measurement of radiation doses at organ locations in the phantom. For this, first, the dose correction factors of MOSFET dosimeters were determined for the energy spectrum in the steam generator channel of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit #1 by Monte Carlo simulations. Then, the results were compared with the dose correction factors from 0.652 MeV and 1.25 MeV mono-energetic photons. The difference of the dose correction factors were found very negligible $(\leq1.5%)$, which in general shows that the dose corrections factors determined from 0.662 MeV and 1.25 MeV can be in a steam general channel head of a nuclear power plant. The measured effective dose was generally found to decrease bit $\sim7%$ when we apply the dose correction factors.

국내에서는 현재 물리적 인형 모의피폭체와 수십 개의 소형 MOSFET 선량계를 이용하여 유효선량(Effective Dose)을 실시간으로 정확하게 측정할 수 있는 시스템을 개발 중에 있다. 이때 사용되는 MOSFET 선량계는 그 크기가 매우 작으며, 상대적으로 높은 민감도를 가지고 선량을 실시간으로 측정할 수 있다는 장점이 있는 반면, 검출부위가 조직등가 물질이 아닌 실리콘으로 이루어져 있어 저에너지 광자에 대하여 적절한 보정이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 몬테칼로 전산모사 방법을 사용하여 증기발생기 수실 내부의 에너지 스펙트럼에 대한 MOSFET 선량계의 선량보정인자 값들을 계산하였으며, 이렇게 계산된 보정인자 값들을 선행 연구에서 구한 값, 즉 0.662 MeV와 1.25 MeV의 광자만을 이용하여 구한 선량보정인자 값들과 비교하여 보았다. 비교 결과, 두 서로 다른 조건에서의 선량보정인자들은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며$(\leq1.5%)$, 따라서 선행 연구에서 구한 선량보정인자들을 원자력발전소의 증기발생기 수실에 그대로 적용하여도 큰 문제가 없음을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 증기발생기 수실에 대하여 결정된 선량보정인자들을 실측된 MOSFET 선량계의 선량값들에 적용하여 선량보정에 따라 유효선량이 어느 정도 변화하는 가를 확인한 결과, 유효선량은 선량보정인자를 적용할 경우가 적용하지 않을 경우에 비해 약 7% 정도 낮게 평가됨을 알 수 있었다.

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