Measurement of Absorbed Dose Rate in Air at NIFS Site after the First Deuterium Plasma Experiment in LHD

The latest measurement of the absorbed dose rate in air was performed at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) site during the period for the first deuterium plasma experiment conducted in Large Helical Device (LHD). The arithmetic mean of the absorbed dose rates in air for 222 measurement points at the NIFS site was 43 nGy h^. Very little change was observed in the distribution maps of the absorbed dose rates in air before and after the deuterium experiment in the LHD. In addition, the absorbed dose rates in air around the buildings were distributed at similar high levels before and after the deuterium experiment. A radionuclide analysis of soil and broken stone was conducted using a high-purity Ge semiconductor detector. The absorbed dose rates in air at the NIFS site were mainly defined by the radiation from the ground and the building material around the measurement points. The effect of the deuterium experiment was so small that it was undetectable in this study

Absorbed Dose Rate in Air at the NIFS Site before the Deuterium Plasma Experiment in LHD

The absorbed dose rate in air was measured at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) site before the deuterium plasma experiment in the Large Helical Device (LHD). A pocket survey meter was used for the measurement of 1 cm dose equivalent rates in units of μSv h−1 and these results were converted to absorbed dose rates in air (units: nGy h−1) using a conversion factor. The arithmetic mean of the absorbed dose rates in air based on 257 measurement points at NIFS site was 45 nGy h−1. The result of this study suggests that the building material and/or paving stone enhance the dose rates in air at the NIFS site

Measurement of Absorbed Dose Rate in Air at NIFS Site after the First Deuterium Plasma Experiment in LHD

The latest measurement of the absorbed dose rate in air was performed at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) site during the period for the first deuterium plasma experiment conducted in Large Helical Device (LHD). The arithmetic mean of the absorbed dose rates in air for 222 measurement points at the NIFS site was 43 nGy h−1. Very little change was observed in the distribution maps of the absorbed dose rates in air before and after the deuterium experiment in the LHD. In addition, the absorbed dose rates in air around the buildings were distributed at similar high levels before and after the deuterium experiment. A radionuclide analysis of soil and broken stone was conducted using a high-purity Ge semiconductor detector. The absorbed dose rates in air at the NIFS site were mainly defined by the radiation from the ground and the building material around the measurement points. The effect of the deuterium experiment was so small that it was undetectable in this study