Reactor Shielding for Nuclear Engineers

Chapters: - Historical Background- Sources of Radiation- Interactions of Radiation with Matter- Radiation Transport- Monte Carlo Methods for Radiation Transport- Shield Attenuation Calculations- Albedos, Ducts, and Voids- Shield Heating, Air Transport, Shield Materials, and Shield Optimization- Experimental Shielding- Shield DesignAppendices: - Gamma Rays From Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Fission - Neutron Fluence-to-Kerma Conversion Factors for Standard-Man Model- Cylindrical Tissue Phantom- Coordinate Systems, Vector Operations, and Legendre Polynomials - Exposure Buildup Factors- Coefficients for Gamma-Ray Buildup Factors - Graphs and Formulas of Exponential Integral Functions - Tables of Attenuation Functions for Finite Slab Geometry- Random-Number Generators- Demonstration Monte Carlo Program - Moments-Method Results for Fission-Neutron Penetration in Be, C, CH, CH2 , H, and H2O - Gamma-Ray Differential Energy Spectra for Water and Lead- Graphs for Neutron Attenuation Calculations - Graphs of the Psi- Function- Constants for Empirical Expressions Of Albedo Data- Radiation Penetration of Cylindrical Ducts Solutions to Exercises