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Ford Motor Company NDE facility shielding design.

Robert L Metzger1, Kenneth A Van Riper, Martin H Jones

  • 1Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc., 3245 North Washington Street, Chandler, AZ 85225, USA.

Radiation Protection Dosimetry
|April 11, 2006
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This study details radiation shielding design and verification for a Ford Motor Company non-destructive evaluation laboratory using Varian Linatron accelerators. Calculations and measurements confirmed compliance with radiation dose limits for personnel.

Area of Science:

  • Radiation Physics
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Accelerator Technology

Background:

  • Ford Motor Company established a new laboratory for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of automotive power train components.
  • The laboratory utilizes two Varian Linatron 3000 accelerators (9-11 MV) for computed tomography and real-time radiography.
  • Accurate radiation shielding is critical to ensure personnel safety and regulatory compliance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design effective radiation shielding for the NDE laboratory.
  • To survey the completed facility to ensure radiation doses comply with occupational and non-occupational limits.
  • To validate shielding design methods through comparison with operational measurements.

Main Methods:

  • Shielding thickness for primary and secondary barriers determined using point-kernel techniques.

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  • Transport calculations (MCNP) employed for complex scenarios like skyshine and multi-source dose contributions.
  • Radiation dose measurements conducted on the operational facility.

    • Main Results:

    • Point-kernel techniques were effective for direct shielding but less so for skyshine and scattered radiation.
    • Transport calculations provided accurate dose estimates for challenging areas.
    • Operational measurements confirmed the adequacy of the designed shielding.

    Conclusions:

    • A combination of point-kernel and transport calculations effectively designed radiation shielding for the facility.
    • The implemented shielding successfully ensured radiation doses remained within regulatory limits.
    • Validation through measurement confirmed the reliability of the computational methods used.