New facility shield design criteria

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5952802· OSTI ID:5952802

Howell, W. P.

The purpose of the criteria presented here is to provide standard guidance for the design of nuclear radiation shields thoughout new facilities. These criteria are required to assure a consistent and integrated design that can be operated safely and economically within the DOE standards. The scope of this report is confined to the consideration of radiation shielding for contained sources. The whole body dose limit established by the DOE applies to all doses which are generally distributed throughout the trunk of the body. Therefore, where the whole body is the critical organ for an internally deposited radionuclide, the whole body dose limit applies to the sum of doses received must assure control of the concentration of radionuclides in the building atmosphere and thereby limit the dose from internal sources.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC14-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 5952802
• Report Number(s): HEDL-TC-846-Rev.1; ON: DE82001737; TRN: 82-000286
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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