Development of the irradiation facility SIBO INRA/Tangier, Morocco by upgrading cobalt-60 in a temporary pool and enhancing safety and control features

• Autorzy: Mohammed M. , Mouad C. , Amina G.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2017-0044

• Konferencja: International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2017) (24-28 April 2017 ; Vienna, Austria)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An automatic control system is one of the most important parts of an irradiation facility. The level of this control is always maintained to comply with safety procedures during routine work in this field. Also sometimes it is limited to the minimum level of regulation required due to economical aspects; some commercial systems are generally made by manufacturers of industrial facilities and considered affordable by irradiators. In some cases specific irradiation facilities tailor their control systems to their needs. For this kind of irradiator the control system can be developed and upgraded according to personal and industrial experiences. These upgrading procedures are also used by others to develop their systems. The objective of this paper is to share a local experience in upgrading security, safety systems and the use of cobalt-60 for the irradiator. It is a composite experiment at SIBO INRA/Tangier, Morocco and concerns the: (i) upgrade of cobalt-60 in a temporary pool in the SIBO irradiator in Tangier. This operation was conducted in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and was a success story of 2014 according to the general conference of IAEA; (ii) safety and technical upgrade of the system in the SIBO irradiator made in collaboration with IAEA; (iii) installation and upgrade of the security system in accordance with the Global Threat Reduction Programme (GTRP) to reduce the threat of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) in collaboration with The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

gamma irradiator; temporary pool; nuclear safety; dry store irradiator; cobalt-60; security systems

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 62, No. 4
• Strony: 303--309
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Mohammed M.

• National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA), Regional Center of Tangier, Irradiation Facility of Boukhalef (SIBO), 78 Av Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Tangier, Morocco, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Mouad C.

• National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA), Regional Center of Tangier, Irradiation Facility of Boukhalef (SIBO), 78 Av Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Tangier, Morocco, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Amina G.

• La Faculté des Sciences IBN TOFAIL de Kenitra, Morocco

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).