New source models to represent the irradiation process in panoramic gamma irradiator

Abstract

The use of gamma irradiation technologies generates a number of complex scientific and technical problems; for example, the target is manually loaded onto turntables and is rotated during the entire irradiation process and the MCNPX three-dimensional geometry simulation is kept static. For this, it is necessary to introduce additional approaches. In this paper, two new methodologies are proposed for the simulation of irradiation process in panoramic gamma irradiator. The study was performed at the gamma irradiation facility at the Nuclear Technology Development Center of the National Nuclear Energy Commission, Brazil. The source can be reproduced with a homogenized geometry. Validation of MCNPX calculations of gamma doses were performed by thorough comparison with the experimental measurements. The contribution of this proposed source models has opened new lines of research. The results of this study showed that the proposed source models effectively represent the irradiation process.