Title :
Analysis of changes in environmental radiation, and three types of environmental radiation detector performance comparisons
Author :
Jin Hun Park ; Jung Ho Seo ; Su Min Park ; Byung Yun Yu ; Koan Sik Joo
Author_Institution :
R&D Center, CANA Inc., Osan, South Korea
Abstract :
High-pressure ion chamber (GE Reuter-Stokes, HPIC), accuracy is high but the high price and do not have the ability nuclide analysis is a disadvantage. NaI(Tl) and PMT scintillation detector of radioactive materials can be divided. Environmental radiation measurements using a semiconductor with SiPM detector PMT to replace the value of the results were compared. SiPM detector using radiation environment were measured in the field to verify the accuracy and energy resolution. SiPMs performance as environmental radiation measurement equipment and radioactive material distinction as a personal dosimeter based technology, using the above results were prepared. The interest on the environmental radiation due to the Fukushima power plant crisis in Japan has been growing concern about the radiation environment of the relatively close proximity Korea is a very hightened state. Could be confirmed in the radiation environment of nuclear power plants around the analysis and performance of the next generation of environmental radiation meter. Fukushima power plants accident after 2 years, the equipment installed by this analysis meets the performance as a radiation detector could be confirmed as follows. CANA Inc. developed by radionuclides classification of using man-made and natural radionuclides & man-made radionuclides separated, ensure the value of the results were analyzed. Could be and alternative to the conventional detector energy resolution (137CS<;15%) and linearity (<;15%) to satisfy the performance requirements of the measurement result of environmental radiation detector is considered. SiPM radiation environment changes and HPIC & NaI(TI) scintillation detector installed in Korea of the Fukushima power plant after the accident, radiation environment using a small alternative was to verify the accuracy of the measuring equipment. A big difference in performance as invisible by comparison with the large detector Assay miniaturization ro- gh as a personal dosimeter radiation safety to workers and the general public on a new paradigm will be.
Keywords :
dosimeters; dosimetry; environmental monitoring (geophysics); fission reactor accidents; ionisation chambers; photomultipliers; radiation detection; silicon radiation detectors; solid scintillation detectors; Fukushima power plant accident; Fukushima power plant crisis; GE Reuter-Stokes ion chamber; HPIC; NaI(Tl) scintillation detector; SiPM detector PMT; energy resolution; environmental radiation detector; environmental radiation meter; high-pressure ion chamber; large detector assay miniaturization; nuclear power plants; personal dosimeter based technology; radiation safety; radioactive materials; radionuclide classification; semiconductor; Accidents; Accuracy; Detectors; Educational institutions; Market research; Power generation; Semiconductor device measurement; High-pressure Ion Chamber (HPIC); Local Control Unit(LCU); Photomultiplier tubes (PMT); Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM); Sodium Iodide(Thallium) (NaI(Tl));
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1046-5
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727939