A fast simulation method for radiation maps using interpolation in a virtual environment
In nuclear decommissioning, virtual simulation technology is a useful tool to achieve an effective
work process by using virtual environments to represent the physical and logical scheme of a real
decommissioning project. This technology is cost-saving and time-saving, with the capacity to
develop various decommissioning scenarios and reduce the risk of retrofitting. The method utilises a
radiation map in a virtual simulation as the basis for the assessment of exposure to a virtual
human. In this paper, we propose a fast simulation method using a known radiation source. The method
has a unique advantage over point kernel and Monte Carlo methods because it generates the radiation
map using interpolation in a virtual environment. The simulation of the radiation map including the
calculation and the visualisation were realised using UNITY and MATLAB. The feasibility of the
proposed method was tested on a hypothetical case and the results obtained are discussed in this
paper.
Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - Category: Physics Authors: Meng-Kun Li, Yong-Kuo Liu, Min-Jun Peng, Chun-Li Xie and Li-Qun Yang Source Type: research