Radiation dose and personnel protection are among the safety goals of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The calculation of the dose field on the surface of the packaging container is of great significance for the research on the dose constraint value of the repository. This paper built model consulting the Sweden KBS-3 canister, the temporal and spatial distribution of the dose rate on canister surface was calculated by Monte Carlo method, the temporal and spatial distribution of radiation dose rate of the tunnel was obtained. The research results showed that the photon dose rate on canister surface was greater than the neutron dose rate by 4 to 6 orders of magnitude, and the dose value of repository tunnel within 100 thousand years was lower than the ICRP recommended dose limit value (0.3 mSv/a) by 5 orders of magnitude.

Volume Subject Area:
Decontamination and Decommissioning, Radiation Protection, and Waste Management
Topics:
Containers, Monte Carlo methods, Neutrons, Packaging, Photons, Radiation (Physics), Radioactive wastes, Radioactivity, Safety, Tunnels
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