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Linac4, a new 160 MeV H− accelerator, is currently being constructed at CERN. The accelerator is terminated by a dump collecting beam which is not intended for further utilization. The aim of this study is to determine an optimal shielding of the beam dump fulfilling the radio-protection requirements. The proposed shielding must take into account different accelerator operational phases, the space constraints inside the accelerator vault as well as the decommissioning of the installation at the end of its lifetime. Therefore a detailed Monte-Carlo calculation using FLUKA particle transport and interaction code has been performed and the relevant physics quantities have been evaluated for different irradiation profiles and shielding material. Moreover, the residual dose rate and induced activation have been calculated for several cooling times in order to optimize the choice of the shielding material following the ALARA principle. Finally the airborne radioactivity induced by particles escaping the shielding as well as the activation of the beam dump cooling water have been also calculated using FLUKA and simplified laminar flow models.
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