Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility
Accelerator-based techniques are considered among the leading methods to produce radioactive nuclei. The ISOLDE facility (Isotope mass Separator On-Line DEvice) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a unique source of beams of radioactive nuclides that are used in a wide range...
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| author | Menaa Nabil Boscher Aurore Catherall Richard Dumont Gerald Magistris Matteo De Man Sven Mouret Renaud Pisano Paolo othe Sebastien Stegemann Simon Theis Chris Vollaire Joachim |
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| description | Accelerator-based techniques are considered among the leading methods to produce radioactive nuclei. The ISOLDE facility (Isotope mass Separator On-Line DEvice) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a unique source of beams of radioactive nuclides that are used in a wide range of research domains, from nuclear astrophysics to life sciences. Over 400 ISOLDE targets are currently stored at CERN and an average of 30 targets are irradiated every year. All these targets are planned to be dismantled and disposed of as radioactive waste in a dedicated repository in Switzerland. This paper provides an overview of the challenges related to the radionuclide activity predictions, the number of activation scenarios, dismantling and conditioning of the Radioactive Waste (RW) using a hot cell (HC), the high dose rate, uncertainties related to unknown geometry parameters of the RW packages, and finally industrializing a complex RW elimination process as ITEP for an accelerator complex. The performed work addresses each of these challenges and offers technical solutions based on state-of-the-art computational codes, statistical techniques, and state of art Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) techniques using high energy-resolution gamma spectrometry. The methodology followed can be of guidance for the development of similar processes at other facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5c103ee874c4b888740565b610123b32024-01-26T16:33:48ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2023-01-012880900410.1051/epjconf/202328809004epjconf_animma2023_09004Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE FacilityMenaa Nabil0Boscher Aurore1Catherall Richard2Dumont Gerald3Magistris Matteo4De Man Sven5Mouret Renaud6Pisano Paolo7othe Sebastien8Stegemann Simon9Theis Chris10Vollaire Joachim11CERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN European Organization for Nuclear ResearchAccelerator-based techniques are considered among the leading methods to produce radioactive nuclei. The ISOLDE facility (Isotope mass Separator On-Line DEvice) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a unique source of beams of radioactive nuclides that are used in a wide range of research domains, from nuclear astrophysics to life sciences. Over 400 ISOLDE targets are currently stored at CERN and an average of 30 targets are irradiated every year. All these targets are planned to be dismantled and disposed of as radioactive waste in a dedicated repository in Switzerland. This paper provides an overview of the challenges related to the radionuclide activity predictions, the number of activation scenarios, dismantling and conditioning of the Radioactive Waste (RW) using a hot cell (HC), the high dose rate, uncertainties related to unknown geometry parameters of the RW packages, and finally industrializing a complex RW elimination process as ITEP for an accelerator complex. The performed work addresses each of these challenges and offers technical solutions based on state-of-the-art computational codes, statistical techniques, and state of art Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) techniques using high energy-resolution gamma spectrometry. The methodology followed can be of guidance for the development of similar processes at other facilities.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/14/epjconf_animma2023_09004.pdfisoldenon-destructive assayndaradioactive waste eliminationradioactive characterization |
| spellingShingle | Menaa Nabil Boscher Aurore Catherall Richard Dumont Gerald Magistris Matteo De Man Sven Mouret Renaud Pisano Paolo othe Sebastien Stegemann Simon Theis Chris Vollaire Joachim Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility EPJ Web of Conferences isolde non-destructive assay nda radioactive waste elimination radioactive characterization |
| title | Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility |
| title_full | Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility |
| title_fullStr | Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility |
| title_short | Radiological characterization of high-energy proton Tantalum targets from CERN-ISOLDE Facility |
| title_sort | radiological characterization of high energy proton tantalum targets from cern isolde facility |
| topic | isolde non-destructive assay nda radioactive waste elimination radioactive characterization |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/14/epjconf_animma2023_09004.pdf |
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