The requirements of shielding protection originate from a series of industrial applications,
including reactor, storage of spent fuel, radiology, nuclear medicine, etc. In this work, the …

Preface shielding technology has matured considerably in the last decade, and shield
physics must routinely be translated into shield design. Since the publication in 1959 o …

The lightweight shielding design of small reactors is a popular research topic. Based on a
small helium-xenon-cooled solid reactor, the effects of neutron and photon shielding …

The marine reactors equipped in previously constructed nuclear ships are in need of the
secondary shield which is installed outside the containment vessel. Most of the weight and …

One of the most important issue in the safe design of a small modular nuclear power reactor
(SMR) is utilizing an efficient, compact, and lightweight radiation shielding capable of …

Radiation shielding design is a crucial step in the development of a nuclear fusion reactor.
Superconducting magnets are indeed a highly engineered component whose properties are …

Obtaining an optimal shielding design is significant in developing of high-performance
compact nuclear reactors. The traditional shielding design is a brute force trial-and-error …

The shielding of reactors is a subject which cuts across the boundaries of the conventional
fields of science and technology. The fundamental processes involved in the generation and …

Shielding calculations of advanced nuclear facilities such as accelerator based neutron
sources or fusion devices of the tokamak type are complicated due to their complex …

The utilization of nuclear energy makes great demands on the knowledge of the engineers
engaged in design work and calculations relating to construction in nuclear industry. Apart …