title: Radiation safety aspects of the operation of first three synchrotron beam lines of Indus-2.
abstract: Five synchrotron radiation beam lines are commissioned and now under regular operation at the Synchrotron Radiation Source, Indus-2 at Raja Ramanna Centre For Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore, India. Nine beam lines are under trial operation, and six beam lines are in the installation stage. In the early phase of installation of beam lines on Indus-2, three bending magnet beam lines, Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS, BL-8), Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXRD, BL-11) and Angle Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (ADXRD, BL-12), were installed and commissioned, after approval from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), India. These beam lines are pink (BL-8), white (BL-11) and monochromatic (BL-12), which are housed in specially designed shielded hutches. In order to ensure safety of users and other working personnel from ionizing radiations present in these beam lines, several safety systems are incorporated and safety procedures are followed. The paper describes the radiological safety aspects of the three beam lines during its initial commissioning trials and also the measurements on radiation levels carried out in and around the beam line hutches.
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India haridas@rrcat.gov.in.
authors.forename: Haridas G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.affiliation: Indus Operation and Accelerator Physics Design Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sahani
authors.affiliation: Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Indus Operation and Accelerator Physics Design Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India.
authors.forename: Saleem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: Dimple
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Indus Operation and Accelerator Physics Design Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India.
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.affiliation: Indus Operation and Accelerator Physics Design Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.affiliation: Indus Operation and Accelerator Physics Design Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Health Physics Division, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Health Safety and Environmental group, BARC, Mumbai 400085, India.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D017356:Synchrotrons / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction