Radiation Safety Considerations for the TPS Accelerators
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This study investigates the characteristics of prompt radiation field and some issues of induced activities due to the operation of the Taiwan Photon Source (TPS). Starting from assumed beam loss scenarios and using the FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations, energy spectra and dose distributions of the prompt radiation field for its shielding design were studied. Radiation environment around the penetrations on shielding walls were also taken into account. As to the impact of induced radioactivity, we also used the FLUKA to evaluate the residual activities, remanent dose rates, and their time behaviors for various target materials and cooling times based on conservative irradiation conditions. The paper summarizes the present status of the radiation safety evaluation for the TPS accelerators.
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