Workshop on Safety at Radioactive Ion Beam facilities

Workshop on Radiation Protection Issues related to Radioactive Ion Beam Facilities

Organized by CERN, Geneva - ISOLDE, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich - MAFF, EURISOL - Target and ion source working group

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ABSTRACT

Safety Issues at Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA)

Reginald M. Ronningen, NSCL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USAAlbert F. Zeller, NSCL, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA

The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee to the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation in 2001 endorsed the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) as the highest priority for major new facility construction. RIA will be designed to produce the highest intensity of rare isotopes of any existing or proposed facility to provide definitive answers to questions on the astrophysical r-process and the origin of the elements. RIA will use high-power beams from a light-ion/heavy-ion linear accelerator, and ISOL and fragment separator targets. Fast beams and in-flight separation will be available in addition to low-energy beams from conventional ISOL sources. These unique facility attributes will need full safety characterization at an early stage. Our paper will present current configuration and safety issues from the MSU perspective.