방사성폐기물학회지 (Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT))

  • 제22권2호
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  • Pages.129-137
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  • 2024
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  • 1738-1894(pISSN)
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  • 2288-5471(eISSN)
한국방사성폐기물학회 (Korean Radioactive Waste Society)
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A Comparative Study on Gamma-ray Measurement and MCNP Simulation for Precise Measurement of Spent Nuclear Fuel Burnup

  • Sohee Cha (Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kwangheon Park (Kyung Hee University)
  • 투고 : 2024.01.12
  • 심사 : 2024.04.18
  • 발행 : 2024.06.30
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초록

To non-destructively determine the burnup of a spent nuclear fuel assembly, it is essential to analyze the nuclear isotopes present in the assembly and detect the neutrons and gamma rays emitted from these isotopes. Specifically, gamma-ray measurement methods can utilize a single radiation measurement value of 137Cs or measure based on the energy peak ratio of Cs isotopes such as 134Cs/137Cs and 154Eu/137Cs. In this study, we validated the extent to which the results of gamma-ray measurements using cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) sensors based on 137Cs could be accurately simulated by implementing identical conditions on MCNP. To simulate measurement scenarios using a lead collimator, we propose equations that represent radiation behavior that reaches the detector by assuming "Direct hit" and "Penetration with attenuation" situations. The results obtained from MCNP confirmed an increase in measurement efficiency by 0.47 times when using the CZT detector, demonstrating the efficacy of the measurement system.

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과제정보

This work was partly supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE) (20222B10100060, Development of On-site Burn-up Detection System for the Spent Fuel).

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