Raw materials for low-activation concrete neutron shields

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1275-1280

  Kinno, Masaharu ^a   Kimura, Ken Ichi ^a   Nakamura, Takashi ^b  

^a FUJITA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated concrete; Cobalt; Decommissioning; Europium; Induced activity; Irradiation; Limestone; Low activation concretes; Neutrons; Radiation effects; Raw materials; Schalstein

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CONCRETES; DECOMMISSIONING (NUCLEAR REACTORS); EUROPIUM; IRRADIATION; LIMESTONE; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RAW MATERIALS;

ACTIVATED CONCRETE; INDUCED ACTIVITY; LOW ACTIVATION CONCRETE; LOW ACTIVATION CONCRETE NEUTRON SHIELDS; SCHALSTEIN;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 0036994640     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715321     Document Type: Article

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