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Author(s) |
Bakshi, A. K.; Suryanarayana, P.; Sharma, R. K.; Maheshwari, N. K.; Joshi, V. J.; Chougaonkar, M. P. (RP&AD;RED;RPDD)
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Source |
Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2013. Vol. 55: pp. 205-210 |
ABSTRACT
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In the present study, gamma attenuation factors were measured for End shield model of Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR). The model is of the size 700 X 700 X 1250 mm3 and made of steel ball and water mixture with 2 X 2 lattice locations at the centre of the model. The measurements were carried out using CaSO4:Dy TL phosphor. The streaming of gamma rays (includes core gamma, fission product gamma, activation gamma and capture gamma) was found to be attenuated by a factor of about 1500–4000 at a distance of 1125 mm from the incident face of the model, when it is filled with the mixture of water and steel ball. The corresponding exposure rate of streaming gamma rays was found to be about 1.2–2 R/h. The attenuation factors derived from the study was used for the designing of actual End shield for ANR. |
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