Review on the addition of boron compounds to radiation shielding concrete

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-211

  Kharita, M H ^a   Yousef, S ^a   Alnassar, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Boron; Concrete; Radiation; Shielding

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACIDS; CAPTURE GAMMA RAYS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ORDINARY CEMENTS; SHIELDING EFFICIENCY; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; STRENGTH OF CONCRETE;

BORATE MINERALS; BORIDE COATINGS; BORON; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; GAMMA RAYS; INORGANIC ACIDS; IRON ORES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SETTING; SODIUM;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 78651403218     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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