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Appl Radiat Isot ; 201: 110991, 2023 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37643555

ABSTRACT

Melting of metallic waste reduces the waste volume, allows more accurate radiological characterization, and minimizes handling at the waste production site. This paper proposes a new non-destructive assay methodology to radiologically characterize low- and intermediate-level (LILW) waste before melting. A non-destructive assay technique is developed and qualified using geometry optimization technique and sample analysis after melting. Additionally, we present an operational methodology to predict the activity values of the major gamma emitters based on the average dose rate measurements.

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Radiat Prot Dosimetry ; 199(8-9): 900-910, 2023 May 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37225201

ABSTRACT

In the context of the so-called Long Shutdown 3 (2026-2028), the Large Hadron Collider will be upgraded to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, allowing for approximately five more instantaneous collisions. The upgrade, maintenance and decommissioning of equipment will be mainly performed in the experimental insertions of Points 1 and 5, requiring to perform multiple interventions in high-residual radiation environment. This poses complex radiological challenges that the CERN Radiation Protection group is called to address. Radiation protection studies are performed to plan and optimise (ALARA) these future interventions using the advanced Monte Carlo techniques and tools such as FLUKA, ActiWiz, SESAME and the FCC method. This paper aims to provide an overview of the studies conducted to estimate the residual radiation field in the experimental insertions, the activation levels in terms of multiple of the Swiss clearance limits/specific activity and to provide preliminary considerations on the upgrade/decommissioning of key equipment.


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Radiation Protection , Radiology , Kinetics , Monte Carlo Method
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Appl Radiat Isot ; 167: 109431, 2021 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33011515

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In the frame of maintenance, upgrade and dismantling activities, activated equipment are removed from the accelerator complex and require characterization in view of their disposal as radioactive waste. The characterization process consists of a series of radiation measurements, complemented by analytical studies, which quantify the activity of radionuclides inside an object. A fraction of the radioactive waste produced at CERN presents contact dose-rates higher than 100 µSv/h, and can therefore be classified as LILW Waste ("Low and intermediate level radioactive waste"). These objects, due to the activation mechanisms, are often subject to large activity heterogeneities. The quantification of gamma-emitting radionuclides is typically performed by gamma spectrometry, under the assumption of homogeneous distributions of activity within an object. However, this assumption can lead to underestimating the activity value of such radionuclides. In this article we perform a gamma spectrometry qualification in order to quantify the impact of assuming homogenous distribution.

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