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Development of a computer code concerning the diffusion of radioactive effluents and radiological exposure following an accident

Abstract

Cheap and clean energy can be supplied with nuclear power plant whose accident probability is very low comparing with that of the other industrial facilities. However, the consequences of severe accident of nuclear power plant may result in a critical impact on population and ecosystem over a wide area due to the radioactive effluents released into the atmosphere as was in the case of the Chernobyl accident. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare an effective computer analysis system for real-time dose assessment against a potential severe accident of nuclear facility. The objective of this study is a development of the real-time assessment system of environmental exposure dose in an emergency and the installation of its prototype system. Wind field model satisfying the mass conservation and Monte Carlo diffusion model to save computing time were developed in order to assess real-time diffusion of radioactive effluents in an accident. Comparing studies were done in 3 kinds of typical topographic situation dependent on every atmospheric stability. Data library of exposure doses was documented by several computer calculation so that computation time could be reduced considerably. These results of the computation with data library showed a good agreement with the real calculation by the  More>>
Authors:
Lee, Young Bok; Kim, Byung Woo; Han, Moon Hee; Kim, Eun Han; Hwang, Won Tae [1] 
  1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Inst., Daeduk (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
KAERI/RR-954/90
Reference Number:
SCA: 220900; 220502; 990200; PA: AIX-23:015296; SN: 92000647035
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1991
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; DIFFUSION; RADIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSES; COMPUTER CODES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROGRAMMING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; 220900; 220502; 990200; REACTOR SAFETY; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS
OSTI ID:
10113690
Research Organizations:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Inst., Daeduk (Korea, Republic of)
Country of Origin:
Korea, Republic of
Language:
Korean
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92615198; TRN: KR9100111015296
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
184 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Lee, Young Bok, Kim, Byung Woo, Han, Moon Hee, Kim, Eun Han, and Hwang, Won Tae. Development of a computer code concerning the diffusion of radioactive effluents and radiological exposure following an accident. Korea, Republic of: N. p., 1991. Web.
Lee, Young Bok, Kim, Byung Woo, Han, Moon Hee, Kim, Eun Han, & Hwang, Won Tae. Development of a computer code concerning the diffusion of radioactive effluents and radiological exposure following an accident. Korea, Republic of.
Lee, Young Bok, Kim, Byung Woo, Han, Moon Hee, Kim, Eun Han, and Hwang, Won Tae. 1991. "Development of a computer code concerning the diffusion of radioactive effluents and radiological exposure following an accident." Korea, Republic of.
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title = {Development of a computer code concerning the diffusion of radioactive effluents and radiological exposure following an accident}
author = {Lee, Young Bok, Kim, Byung Woo, Han, Moon Hee, Kim, Eun Han, and Hwang, Won Tae}
abstractNote = {Cheap and clean energy can be supplied with nuclear power plant whose accident probability is very low comparing with that of the other industrial facilities. However, the consequences of severe accident of nuclear power plant may result in a critical impact on population and ecosystem over a wide area due to the radioactive effluents released into the atmosphere as was in the case of the Chernobyl accident. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare an effective computer analysis system for real-time dose assessment against a potential severe accident of nuclear facility. The objective of this study is a development of the real-time assessment system of environmental exposure dose in an emergency and the installation of its prototype system. Wind field model satisfying the mass conservation and Monte Carlo diffusion model to save computing time were developed in order to assess real-time diffusion of radioactive effluents in an accident. Comparing studies were done in 3 kinds of typical topographic situation dependent on every atmospheric stability. Data library of exposure doses was documented by several computer calculation so that computation time could be reduced considerably. These results of the computation with data library showed a good agreement with the real calculation by the existing mode in which numerical integration model was used. And a graphic package was established that enabled to display the wind vector, concentration field of radioactives, and distribution of exposure dose every time step on the color graphic terminal. Work station was composed of host computer CDC-CYBER, graphic application processor - TEK 4301, graphic CRT - TEK 4125 and hard copier - TEK 4693 D. (Author).}
place = {Korea, Republic of}
year = {1991}
month = {Jan}
}