BIOLOGICAL SHIELDING OF MARITIME REACTORS

The interaction of radiation with matter; The effects of radiation on man, and the fundamentals of dosimetry; Radiation effects in materials, properties of shielding materials; Sources of penetrating radiation in reactors; The influence of source geometry on the space distribution of radiation fluxes; The penetration of fast neutrons; The space energy distribution of neutrons in shields; The calculation of gamma-ray attenuation; Capture gamma rays and heat release; Radiation streaming through channels in shields; Activation problems; Radiation safety on nuclear propelled ships; Maritime reactor shields; design principles and plant layout.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Translation of Monograph Biologicheskaya Zashchita Sudovykh Reaktorov, Leningrad, 1964 408p, by G. D. Myers
• Corporate Authors:

  National Science Foundation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Broder, D L
  • Popkov, K K
  • Rubanov, S M
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Pagination: 364 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Nuclear reactors; Radiation hazards; Radiation shielding; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear reactor safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1973 12:00AM