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Exist for publishing the results of research and development in nuclear science and technology Starting for 2010 Atom Indonesia published three times a year in April, August, and December The scope of this journal covers experimental and analytical research in all areas of nuclear science and technology. including nuclear physics, reactor physics, radioactive waste treatment, fuel element development, radioisotopes and radio pharmaceutical engineering, nuclear and radiation safety, neutron scattering, material science and technology, as well as utilization of isotopes and radiation in agriculture, industry, health and environment.
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Eye Lens Doses Received by Radiation Workers in Interventional Medical Procedures E. Hiswara; D. Kartikasari; H. Sofyan; N. Nuraeni; K.Y.P. Sandy
Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 3 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.1012

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The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has recently recommended that the occupational dose limit for the eye lens be reduced to 20 mSv per year, averaged over defined periods of 5 years, with no single year exceeding  50 mSv. ICRP clearly states that the recommendations are chiefly based on epidemiological evidence that suggested the eye lens dose threshold for cataract induction revised downwards from 2-5 Gy to about 0.5 Gy. Interventional medical workers are at greater health risk from radiation exposure to eyes as a result of the procedures they undertake than most other medical specialists. An extensive study has been carried out to measure the eye lens doses received by 373 interventional medical radiation workers in twelve large hospitals in Indonesia. Measurements were made using Thermo Scientific Harshaw thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) chip (size 3.2 mm × 3.2 mm × 0.15 mm) put inside an EYE-D holder placed in the worker’s temple. The procedures performed are grouped based on classification made by the UNSCEAR (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation). The results showed that in general the measured data are in an agreement with some published data, even though a large range of doses was observed. The highest mean eye lens dose of 0.2378 mSv per procedure was received by interventionists who worked in the abdominal interventions procedure. Overall, from the results of measurement, it can be concluded that most interventionists might receive eye lens dose exceeding the dose limit if the procedures are carried out on daily basis, and the abdominal interventions procedures were found to be the ones that give the highest risk to the eye lens of workers as it delivered the highest dose to this particular organ.
Conceptual Design of Experimental Facility for Large-Diameter NTD-Si at the IRT-T Reactor I. I. Lebedev; D. E. Zolotykh; A. G. Naymushin; N. V. Smolnikov; M. N. Anikin; V. V. Varlachev
Atom Indonesia Vol 47, No 1 (2021): April 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2021.1005

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The IRT-T reactor has been conducting research in the field of irradiation of ingots of single-crystal semiconductor materials since 1987. The article describes the existing silicon doping facility. The results of studies on the possibility of creating an additional irradiation channel for neutron-transmutation doping of silicon are presented. It is shown that the use of a graphite reflector and a thermal neutron filter based on boron makes it possible to achieve non-uniformity of irradiation up to 5 %. The principal possibility of irradiating single-crystal silicon ingots with a diameter of up to 203 mm and a length of up to 500 mm is shown. The questions of optimizing the configuration of the core and the regime of reactors operation for increasing the neutron flux in the irradiation channels are discussed. In addition, applying the facility to produce base materials for neutron dosimeter in neutron capture therapy studies is proposed.
Assessment of Levels of Occupational Exposure to UV-A and UV-C Radiation among Shielded Metal Arc Welders in Accra, Ghana A. Sawyerr; J.J. Fletcher; J. Amoako; E. Sosu
Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 2 (2020): August 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.962

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This study attempted to quantify the irradiance levels of ultraviolet A (UV-A) and ultraviolet C (UV-C) from the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process to welders in Accra, Ghana. Exposures were assessed via measurements, observations, and interviews. The assessments were done based on safe exposure levels prescribed by recognized international organizations such as the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). Results from the measured UV-C irradiance levels EUV-C ranged between 0.16 ± 0.08 W/m2 and 10.46 ± 1.96 W/m2 with its corresponding permissible exposure duration tmax‑UV‑C per day ranging from 5.74 s to 367.35 s. The measured UV-A irradiance levels EUV‑A ranged from 0.88 ± 0.03 W/m2 to 23.72 ± 6.66 W/m2 with its corresponding permissible exposure duration tmax‑UV‑A per day ranging from 421.59 s to     11,363.64 s. The obtained effective irradiance Eeff has a range of 2.08 W/m2 to 28.79 W/m2 with the range of permissible exposure duration tmax per day of 1.04 s to 14.40 s. It was found that the total exposure time of the welders exceeded the permissible exposure durations and that the safety practices among the welders were unsatisfactory.
Study of Dried and Calcinated Ceria Stabilized Zirconia Microspheres Morphology by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering and Optical Microscopy A. Patriati; A. Insani; N. Suparno; E. Hutamaningtyas; S. Soontaranoon; M Mujamilah
Atom Indonesia Vol 47, No 1 (2021): April 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.1023

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The knowledge of how to avoid crack at high temperature is crucial in fuel fabrication for Experimental Power Reactor or Reaktor Daya Eksperimental (RDE). This knowledge should be established and well-mastered by BATAN. RDE uses uranium dioxide as its nuclear fuel. However, uranium utilization for research purposes is heavily restricted. Therefore, the fabrication of ceria-stabilized zirconia (CSZ) microspheres as nuclear fuel surrogate was studied. In this work, the CSZ was prepared by external gelation with two different washing solutions, i.e. isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and propylene glycol methyl ether (PGME). The morphology in nano- and micro-scale of each CSZ microspheres from both variations was evaluated by small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and optical microscopy. The morphology of the CSZ microsphere after drying at 80 °C and calcination at 200 °C were observed to understand the structural change in those steps and to see the potential crack based on its morphology. There are two parameters that can prevent microspheres from cracking at high temperatures for the next process, i.e., porosity and gel texture. It was observed that IPA solution has a benefit as a washing solution as it can trigger more porosities in the microspheres, but less in gel texture.
Comparison of Gamma Index Passing Rate in Several Treatment Planning System Algorithms S. Liura; S.A. Pawiro
Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 2 (2020): August 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.899

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The verification of dose calculation algorithm in a new Treatment Planning System (TPS) can be evaluated by comparing the passing rate of the gamma index analysis of the evaluated algorithm and the clinically implemented algorithms. In the present investigation, the gamma index passing rates was investigated as the reference data in the verification of the new three-dimensional TPS. The algorithms which are used in this study are Pencil Beam Convolution (PBC) version 11.0.31 and Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm (AAA) version 11.0.31 in Eclipse v.11 TPS, and Fast Convolution (FC), Adaptive Convolution (AC), and Collapsed-Cone Convolution (CCC) in Pinnacle3 v.7.6c TPS. The 6 MV X-ray beam configurations were varied in the depth of measurement points, field sizes, source-to-surface distances, and wedge angles. The dose measurement was done using MatriXX Evolution and PTW 2D-array seven29. Then, OmniPro ImRT and Verisoft 3.1 software were chosen to analyze the gamma index from varied gamma criteria (3 %/3mm, 2 %/3mm, 3 %/2mm, and 2 %/2mm). Overall, the passing rate of AAA is the highest rate obtained of all algorithms. For gamma criterion of 2 %/2mm, the passing rate of AAA was 93.18 % ± 7.21 %, the passing rate of PBC was 89.76 % ± 7.21 %, and the passing rate of convolution algorithms was 76.84 % ± 11.10 %.
Neutronics Assessment of Accident-Tolerant Fuel in Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400) D. Hartanto; A. Alshamsi; A. Alsuwaidi; A. Bilkhair; H.A. Hukal; M. Zubair
Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 3 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.1073

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Safety and reliability are the most desirable conditions that each nuclear power plant should improve. Since the Fukushima Daiichi accident, Accident-Tolerant Fuel (ATF) has been extensively researched to improve the performance of the nuclear fuel system. This paper presents the investigation of the ATF system from a neutronics perspective, which positively reflects on the performance of the APR-1400 nuclear power plant. Several advanced fuel candidates such as UC, U3Si2, and UN, which have better thermophysical properties than current UO2 nuclear fuel, have been considered. Meanwhile, advanced cladding candidates such as FeCrAl, Zr-alloy with coating, and SiC which can reduce or even eliminate the oxidation rate of current Zr-alloy cladding have been adopted in this study. The Monte Carlo Serpent code, in conjunction with ENDF/B-VII.1 nuclear data library, has been used to calculate and evaluate the important neutronics parameters at the assembly level such as the fuel residence time, discharge burnup, kinetics parameters, pin power distribution, temperature reactivity feedbacks, and fissile evolution. The advanced fuels show better neutronics performance than the current UO2 fuel. In addition, SiC provides optimum neutronic performance as cladding.
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Atom Indonesia Vol 47, No 1 (2021): April 2021
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Calculation of Energy Levels and Reduced Electric Quadrupole Transition Probability for 22F Isotope Using Oxbash Code A.K. Hasan; B.A. Zayed
Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 3 (2020): December 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2020.1022

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A study on the calculation of energy levels and reduced electric quadrupole transition probability for fluorine-22 isotope using Oxbash Code has been carried out. The shell model and OXBASH was used to calculate the energy levels and probability of quadratic transition B(E2) of the 22F isotope in the SD region through PW, CWH active interactions. A comparison was made between the calculation results and the experimental data. The comparison shows considerable consistency with the experimental results. The total angular momentum of the ground level 4+1 was confirmed when comparing with the experimental values. A significant consistency was obtained for the calculated energy values MeV (1.734, 2.387, 2.946) with the available experimental values of the same angular momentum (1+1,12+,4+2). It can be concluded that the reduced transition probabilities B(E2) can be  calculated using the PW, CWH reactions and OXBASH code.
Synthesis and Characterization of Ordered and Disordered Mesoporous Alumina as High-Performance Molybdenum-99 Adsorbents I. Saptiama; F. Rindiyantono; A. Aries; Y. V. Kaneti; M. Iqbal
Atom Indonesia Vol 47, No 1 (2021): April 2021
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Molybdenum-99 (99Mo) is the parent radioisotope of technetium-99m (99mTc),an essential medical radioisotope for diagnostic agents in nuclear medicine.In 99Mo/99mTc generator, a chromatography column system with 99Mo adsorbent as afiller is usually used to produce 99mTc in hospitals. However, it is still challenging to find high-performance adsorbentsfor Mo adsorption.We have synthesized both ordered and disordered mesoporous alumina and compared their performance as 99Mo adsorbents. These materials were prepared via a soft-templated method using a triblock copolymer as the template, followed by air calcination at 400°C.The amount of nitric acid (HNO3) and the drying time were adjusted systematically to synthesize the ordered mesoporous alumina. The obtained ordered and disordered mesoporous alumina were characterized by low-and wide-angle X-ray diffractions (XRD), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The 99Mo adsorption capacities of these materials were evaluated by using the batch method. The experimental results show that the ordered mesoporous alumina hasa higher 99Mo adsorption capacity of 72.06 mg(Mo)g-1 than the disordered mesoporous alumina (50.12 mg(Mo)g-1). The results indicate the excellent potential of ordered mesoporous alumina as an adsorbent for the 99Mo/99mTc generator column.
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Atom Indonesia Vol 46, No 2 (2020): August 2020
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