Measurement and analysis of structural activation in a boiling water reactor

Induced radioactivity of structural materials of a nuclear power plant introduces the possibility of exposure of workers. In order to assess evaluation accuracy of the induced radioactivity, measurements and calculations were performed for gamma-ray dose inside an irradiated reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor. Neutron flux was calculated with two-dimensional Sn transport code DOT3.5 with RZ and RΘ models. Induced radioactivity was calculated with the ORIGEN-79 code, in which three-group activation cross section was produced considering neutron spectrum instead of the original ORIGEN-79 three-group constants. Calculated dose rate by DOT3.5 agreed well with the measured value, and calculational accuracy was improved by taking account of Θ dependence of neutron flux distribution and precise neutron spectrum in activation calculation compared to the calculation with a simplified method such as a single RZ model calculation of neutron flux and activity calculation with the three-group constants built-in the ORIGEN-79 code. (author)