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Cometto, M.; Damoy, F.; Giacri-Mauborgne, M.L.; Ridikas, D.; Thomas, W.
CEA Saclay, Dept. d'Astrophysique, de Physique des Particules, de Physique Nucleaire et de l'Instrumentation Associee, 91- Gif sur Yvette (France)2005
CEA Saclay, Dept. d'Astrophysique, de Physique des Particules, de Physique Nucleaire et de l'Instrumentation Associee, 91- Gif sur Yvette (France)2005
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[en] This document describes the method used to compute the activation of the structure components near the electron-positron converter of the Lure accelerator (Orsay). Activation comes from photon and neutron reactions on nuclei belonging to the concrete structure. Only radio-nuclides with a half-life greater than 200 days are considered penalizing for dismantling operations. The main photonuclear reactions produce the following nuclides: Na22, Cl36, Mn54, Nb92, Ba133, Co57 and Co60. The main neutron reaction generate the following nuclides: H3, C14, Cl36, K40, Co60, Ni63, Zn65, Se79, Zr93, Ag108, Ag110, Ba133, Cs134, Eu152, Eu154, Fe55, Ca41, Na22, Mn54, Cs137, Nb92 and Ti204. The MCNPX code has been used to compute the values of the photon and neutron fluxes received by the structure components, the activation has been computed with the Cinder code from the flux values. The main contributors for radioactivity on long term basis appear to be Ca41 and Ni63. Calculations have been compared with the measurement of activities of 3 concrete samples drilled out from the structure. The results of the comparison are given for Co60, Cs134, Eu152 and Eu154. The computed values appear to be greater by a factor varying from 2 to 5 which is consistent with the method used that naturally overestimates the activation. These results are considered as satisfactory for performing waste zone labelling. (A.C.)
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Etude de zonage dechets de l'accelerateur Lure
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2005; 40 p; 7 refs.
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ACCELERATORS, ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BUILDING MATERIALS, CALCIUM ISOTOPES, CESIUM ISOTOPES, COBALT ISOTOPES, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, CONCRETES, ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES, EUROPIUM ISOTOPES, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, LINEAR ACCELERATORS, MATERIALS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NICKEL ISOTOPES, NUCLEI, ODD-ODD NUCLEI, RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOISOTOPES, RARE EARTH NUCLEI, REINFORCED MATERIALS, WASTES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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