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Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

1 Research Center of Physiology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

2 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

10.33945/SAMI/ECC.2020.1.9

Abstract

Various factors affect the release of radioactive materials in the power plant events including event types, wind speed, air temperature, and so on. In this study, a new model was developed using HotSpot software for calculating doses at different intervals from the site of the incident, and then, this model was simulated and validated using the MCNPX simulator code. Moreover, effective intervals of the dose caused by each radioisotope were measured. The results showed that calculations for determination of doses at different intervals can be obtained using simulation, and as a result, components and other parameters such as buildings or facilities can be added to the simulator and doses were calculated in those cases.

Graphical Abstract

Simulation and calculation of power plant accidents doses using HotSpot software

Keywords

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