RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 308-318.

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Study on influence factors and characteristics of continuousmonitoring data of environmental γ dose rate

LUO Dunye1, SHA Xiangdong1, SHANGGUAN Zhihong1, LIN Minggui2, HUANG Yanjun1, PENG Kai1   

  1. 1. Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co. Ltd. , Jiangsu Suzhou 215004;
    2. Fujian Province Radiation Environmental Monitor Station, Fuzhou 350013
  • Received:2018-01-24 Online:2018-07-20 Published:2020-07-28

Abstract: Continuous monitoring of γ dose rate is the main item of regular monitoring and supervision monitoring of nuclear power plants. Analysis of influence factors for continuous monitoring data of γ dose rate is important to identify abnormal discharge of nuclear power plants and establish emergency monitoring background. In this paper, various influence factors, including cosmic ray response, meteorological parameters, and discharge from nuclear power plants were studied on the basis of the continuous monitoring hourly data of γ dose rate from a supervision monitoring system of Ningde Nuclear Power Plant in 2016 and the related characteristics were summarized. The study results show that γ radiation mainly comes from natural radioactive isotopes and cosmic rays. The variation of meteorological parameters is the main influence factor on variation of γ dose rate. From the rapid Fourier analysis ( FFT) and the analysis of meteorological parameter relativity, it shows that there is an obvious date-period variation in the data of continuous monitoring of γ dose rate. The radioactivity released from nuclear accidents may also affect the monitoring result of γ dose rate.

Key words: gamma dose rate, continuous monitoring, nuclear power plant, meteorological influence

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  • TL75