Analysis on the shielding ability of a hot cell to accommodate advanced spent fuel conditioning process

A design work is conducting for the IMEF's future cell which located in the basement to use it as a demonstration facility for Advanced Spent Fuel Conditioning Process (ACP). Since the total radiation source which used in ACP is expected as approximately 10 times higher than the design criteria of IMEF, the existing concrete structure cannot meet the shielding requirements. Therefore, shielding design which reinforcing the shielding capability has carried out for the ACP hot cell to satisfy the shielding criteria for the expected maximum radioactivity of ACP. This study presents a shielding analysis results using QADS code for the reinforced shielding wall with heavy concrete, steel or lead, etc. As a results of the analysis, a shielding wall reinforcing method was proposed. Additional shielding analysis was performed for the ACP hot cell with proposed reinforced shielding design using MCNP-4C code, and the validity of radiation shielding design was evaluated