A dose constraint proposal for members of the public taking into account multi-unit nuclear power plants in Korea |
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| Authors: | Tae Young Kong Jong Hyun Ko Gamal Akabani Goung Jin Lee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro &2. Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., 70, Yuseong-daero 1312beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&4. M University, 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133, USA;5. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&6. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University, 309, Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | In the 2007 recommendations, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) changed from a process-based system of practices and intervention to a system based on the characteristics of the radiation exposure situation. In addition, the ICRP now recommends the application of source-related dose constraints under a planned exposure situation as a tool for the optimization of measures to protect the workers and members of the public. In this study, an analysis of radioactive effluents from Korean nuclear power plants and a public dose assessment were conducted using these source-related dose constraints. As a result, this analysis suggests appropriate dose constraints for members of the public taking into account the operation of multi-unit nuclear reactors at a single site in Korea. |
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| Keywords: | dose constraint radiation dose radiation protection nuclear power plants radioactive effluents public dose assessment |
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