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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 153, 2017
ICRS-13 & RPSD-2016, 13th International Conference on Radiation Shielding & 19th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society - 2016
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Numéro d'article | 07022 | |
Nombre de pages | 6 | |
Section | 7. Poster Presentations | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307022 | |
Publié en ligne | 25 septembre 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307022
Worker dose under high-power operation of the J-PARC 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron
J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1195, Japan
a Corresponding author: kazami@post.j-parc.jp
Published online: 25 September 2017
The J-PARC 3 GeV Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) delivers a 1-MW, high-intensity beam to facilities downstream. In such high-intensity accelerators, the operational beam intensity is limited to keep worker exposure to the residual dose within acceptable tolerances. Therefore, we continue to pursue accelerator commissioning that reduces beam loss. In order to achieve further high-intensity operation, the J-PARC accelerator system has been drastically upgraded over the past two years. As a result, it was found that beam loss decreased, whereas output power increased; the residual doses were kept at the same level or decreased in RCS. A malfunction of a collimator occurred in April 2016, and we replaced it to a spare duct in a hurry. The broken collimator was higher activated, but exposure to workers was kept within the acceptable level.
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