Annual Report on Activities of Radiation Protection Division at JNC Tokai Works in Fiscal Year of 2002

Shinohara, Kunihiko; Asano, Tomohiro; Momose, Takumaro  ; Takeishi, Minoru ; Kobayashi, Hirohide ; Oka, Tsutomu; Takasaki, Koji  

This annual report summarizes the activities of the Radiation Protection Division at JNC Tokai Works in fiscal 2002.The Tokai Works undertakes various research and development for the reprocessing of spent fuel, plutonium fuel fabrication, fast reactor fuel recycling technology, and radioactive waste treatment and disposal, all of which are done under strict safety management.The major radiation facilities in the Tokai Works are the Tokai Reprocessing Plant (TRP), which has been in operation since 1977, three MOX fuel fabrication facilities, the first of which has been in operation since 1965, the Chemical Processing Facility (CPF) where fast reactor (FR) reprocessing technologies are being developed, and various other radioisotope and uranium research laboratories.The Radiation Protection Division is responsible for radiation control in and around these facilities, including personnel monitoring, workplace monitoring, consultation on radiological work planning and evaluation, monitoring of gas and liquid waste effluents, environmental monitoring, instrumentation, calibration, quality assurance, and safety research. The Division also provides technical support and cooperation to other international and domestic institutes in the radiation protection field.In fiscal 2002, the results of radiological monitoring showed the situation to be normal, and no radiological incident or accident occurred. The maximum annual effective dose to radiation workers was 6.5 mSv and the mean annual effective dose was 0.1 mSv. Individual doses were kept within the annual dose limit specified in the safety regulations. The estimated effective dose caused by gas and liquid effluents from the TRP to members of the public around the Tokai Works was 4.2 * 10mSv. Environmental monitoring and effluent control were performed appropriately in compliance with safety regulation and standards.