Speaker
Mr
Andrew Esau
(NECSA)
Description
In this study we focus on the biological shielding around a 20 MW Oak-Ridge type Materials Testing Reactor. The design of the biological shielding around this type of research reactor was performed at ORNL in the USA in the late 1950s and early 1960s, i.e. in the days before powerful digital computers, powerful codes or accurate cross-section data were available. We investigate several shielding materials and propose an optimal shield design. This proposed design is campared with the existing shield.
Primary author
Mr
Andrew Esau
(NECSA)
Co-author
Mr
Johann Van Rooyen
(NECSA)