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Computation of Radioactive Material Transport Limits Within A1/A2 Working Group at IAEA TRANSSC
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Access Access, IEEE. 8:29040-29054 2020
Subject
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Transfer functions
Software
Computational modeling
Geometry
Radioactive materials
Databases
Photonics
Transport limits for radioactive material
international regulation
IAEA
Q-system
Monte-Carlo simulation
A1 A2 limits
Language
ISSN
2169-3536
Abstract
IAEA’s (International Atomic Energy Agency) publication SSG-26 defines a methodology for calculating A1/A2 values. These values were conceived as limits for the transport of radioactive goods, to limit the public’s exposure to radiation in the event of an accident. The limits ensure people involved in an accident receive an effective dose of no more than 50 mSv and a skin equivalent dose no greater than 500 mSv. The current values are based on five exposure scenarios taken from the Q-System, described in 1996. In 2013, the IAEA commissioned an international working group to improve the Q-System and calculate new limits for the transport of radioactive material. Within this working group, CERN has developed a set of models and an associated mathematical framework, and compiled them in a single piece of software. The primary purpose of the software is to compute and compare values produced by the different models under discussion. Later, the software could be distributed in a lighter version which will include the agreed upon regulatory model to determine the A1/A2 values.