Development and Application of Test Apparatus for Classification of Sealed Source

밀봉선원의 성능시험을 위한 장치 개발 및 적용

  • Published : 2007.03.30

Abstract

Sealed sources have to conducted the tests be done according to the classification requirements for their typical usages in accordance with the relevant domestic notice standard and ISO 2919. After each test, the source shall be examined visually for loss of integrity and pass an appropriate leakage test. Tests to class a sealed source are temperature, external pressure, impact, vibration and puncture test. The environmental test conditions for tests with class numbers are arranged in increasing order of severity. In this study, the apparatus of tests, except the vibration test, were developed and applied to three kinds of sealed source. The conditions of the tests to class a sealed source were stated and the difference between the domestic notice standard and ISO 2919 were considered. And apparatus of the tests were made. Using developed apparatus we conducted the tests for $^{192}Ir$ brachytherapy sealed source and two kinds of sealed source for industrial radiography. $^{192}Ir$ brachytherapy sealed source is classified by temperature class 5, external pressure class 3, impact class 2 and vibration and puncture class 1. Two kinds of sealed source for industrial radiography are classified by temperature class 4, external pressure class 2, impact and puncture class 5 and vibration class 1. After the tests, Liquid nitrogen bubble test and vacuum bubble test were done to evaluate the safety of the sealed sources.

밀봉선원은 과학기술부고시에 의거하여 사용용도별로 등급에 따라 해당 성능시험을 수행하고, 각 성능시험을 거친 후 해당 방사성핵종의 방사능 누설량이 200베크렐을 초과하지 아니하여야 한다. 이러한 성능시험은 온도시험, 의부압력시험, 충격시험, 진동시험 및 관통시험으로 구성되어 있으며 등급에 따라서 각 성능시험의 조건이 각각 다르다. 본 연구에서는 진동시험을 제외한 성능시험을 위한 장치를 개발하고 이를 세 가지 종류의 밀봉선원의 성능시험에 적용하였다. 의료용 근접치료기에 사용되는 근접치료기용 선원은 5등급의 온도시험, 3등급의 외압시험, 2등급의 충격시험을 수행하여 'C53211' 등급의 기준에 적합함을 보였다. 산업용 조사기에 사용되는 $^{75}Se$$^{169}Yb$ 선원에 대하여 4등급의 온도시험, 3등급의 외압시험, 5등급의 충격시험과 관통시험을 실시하여 'C43515' 등급의 기준에 적합함을 입증하였다.

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References

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