MYRRHA, A Pb-Bi experimental ADS: Specific approach to radiation protection aspects

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 433-441

  Abderrahim, H Aït ^a   Aoust, Th ^a   Malambu, E ^a   Sobolev, V ^a   Van Tichelen, K ^a   De Bruyn, D ^a   Maes, D ^a   Haeck, W ^a   Van den Eynde, G ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; LEAD; METAL; NUCLEAR FUEL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COOLING; DEVICE; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIQUID; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; NUCLEAR WASTE; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SHIELD; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

BISMUTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 31544466520     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci280     Document Type: Article

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