DESIGN CALCULATION

FOR RADIATION STORAGE DEPOT

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Document Title Design calculation for radiation storage depot
Location El Rawdhane Building El Ain road Km 4.5 Sfax - Tunisia

00 28/06/2017 All 1st Issued HET BDR BDR

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 CONTENT

1. Introduction

2. Scope of apply

3. Applicable Documents

4. Description of Radiation Storage Depot

5. The applicable data

6. Determining the safety distance

7. Conclusion

8. Additional shielding

9. The arrangement of the radiation depot

 1. Introduction

The radiation storage container is designed to meet requirement of Vietnam Law

and Project Requirements as following :
Ensure the safety and the security
To ensure consistency in the management of security and safety of radioactive
sources.
Maximum ability prevention from weather conditions may have such as typhoon,
flood,
Made ability to move the source storage depot if request by Rawthan building
owner

The assumption for design of radioactive sources depot that use the highest
leakage dose rate (when the source got maximum activity) and with the maximum
number of sources for calculation to ensure the safety in all circumstances.

However, in practical, the radioactive source activity always decreases with time
(half-life of 74 days for Ir-192) and never use all source at the highest activiti at the
same time. So the Actual dose rate will much less than calculation in this document.
Radiation safety condition There for is always guaranteed.

2. Scope of apply

The radiation source is Ir-192 to be used for Radiographic Testing.

Ir-192 Source to be contained in Projector type 880 Delta.
Normally, maximum Ir-192 Source Activity when imported into Vietnam is
100 Ci (4 TBq).
Projector type 880 Delta dose rate measured at 1.0 m when it got maximum
activity less than 5.7 Sv/h.

3. Applicable Documents

Law of Nuclear Power No. 18/2008/QH12 Issued date 03/06/2008

Circular No. 19/2012/TT-BKHCN, on controlling and ensuring radiation
safety in occupational exposure and public exposure.
TCVN 4397-87 Rule for safety of ionization radiation
TCVN 6866:2001 Limited Dose Rate for Worker and around people.
TCVN 7943:2008 Equipment using in Radiography Testing. Rule for Design,
Function and
Testing.
Projector 880 Delta user manual
Practical manual of radiation safety issued by International Nuclear Power
Agency No. IAEAPRSM-2 Rev.1
Internal Radiation Safety Regulation No. PTC.ATBX.I01
4. Description of Radiation Storage Depot

Dimension of sources pit are 0.5m wide, 1.2m long and 0.2m wall thickness
of concrete,0.4m high for all around radiation shielding, it cover with 3.0mm
thickness of lead (Pb) reinforced with 1.5mm thick steel sheet and frame for
radiation shielding at top.
The 2m height surrounding fence which is settled at 2m distance from the
Storage depot (Pit) wall.
The place shall be at the distanced exceed 10 m from other working area.
To be at area under security surveillance and control.
Storage depot shall have security lock at door.
Storage depot shall have Radiation Warming Sign.

5. The applicable data

The maximum activity contained in the Projector 880 Delta is 100Ci.

Dose rate at 1 m from Projector 880 Delta 5.7 Sv/h.
Total sources intend to be used is 03.

Limited Dose Rate Allowance for Public at the fence of the depot:
Referred to No. 19/2012/TT- BKHCN Circular on Controlling and Ensuring
Radiation Safety in Occupational Exposure and Public Exposure, Article 7 -
Designing radiationcovers, Paragraph 2: Radiological works must apply the
dose limit of occupationalradiation that is smaller than or equal to 3/10 of the
dose limit
Thedose limit of occupational radiation according to No. 19/2012/TT-
BKHCN:
1,000(Sv/year) * 3/10= 300 (Sv/year)
Intended the hours of Public under exposing 600 hours per year (For
Supervisor, NOT Radiation Worker, 02 hour/day, 300 days/year).
For Rawthane building, at specified depot location, Limited Dose Rate
Allowance for public 300/600 = 0.5 Sv/h (at Fence)

Radiation Haft Value Layer of the steel for Ir-192: T steel = 13.0 mm.
Radiation Haft Value Layer of the concrete for Ir-192: Tconcrete = 43.2
mm.
Radiation Haft Value Layer of the Lead (Pb) for Ir-192: T lead= 5.1 mm.
Thickness of Lead (Pb) on cover is 3mm.
The concrete wall thickness of of the depot for shielding radiation: d = 0.2m
The arrangement of depot to and depot dimension as show in drawing
attached.