
doi: 10.2172/10177794
At the request of IPD Personnel, calculations on neutron and gamma attenuation were made for the NPR shield. The calculations were made using a new shielding computer code developed for the IBM 7090. The calculations show the thermal neutron flux, total neutron dose rate, and gamma dose rate distribution through the entire shield assembly. The calculations show that the side and top primary shield design is adequate to reduce the radiation level below design tolerances. The radiation leakage through the front shield was higher than the design tolerances. Two alternate biological shield materials were studied for use on the front face. These two materials were iron serpentine concrete mixtures with densities of 245 lb/ft{sup 3} and 265 lb/ft{sup 3} (designated by I-S-245-P and I-S-265-P, respectively). Both of these concretes reduced the radiation below design tolerances. It is recommended that the present front face biological shield be changed from I-S-220-P to I-S-245-P. With this change the NPR shield is adequate according to these calculations. The calculations reported here do not include leakage through penetration in the shield.
22 General Studies Of Nuclear Reactors, Test, Neutron Flux, Research, Physics Of Radiations Other Than Neutrons, 663610, Hanford Production Reactors, 73 Nuclear Physics And Radiation Physics, 663620, Production, Photon Transport, 621, 600, Neutron Physics, Dose Rates, Reactor Physics 220600, Shielding, Neutron Transport, Training, Irradiation, Materials Testing Reactors
22 General Studies Of Nuclear Reactors, Test, Neutron Flux, Research, Physics Of Radiations Other Than Neutrons, 663610, Hanford Production Reactors, 73 Nuclear Physics And Radiation Physics, 663620, Production, Photon Transport, 621, 600, Neutron Physics, Dose Rates, Reactor Physics 220600, Shielding, Neutron Transport, Training, Irradiation, Materials Testing Reactors
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