RADIATION STREAMING IN SHELTER ENTRANCEWAYS. Final Report

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4005467

Terrell, C W; Jerri, A J

An analytical and experimental investigation was conducted of nuclear radiation streaming in ducts and shelter entranceways. The energy dependence of duct attenuation was extended for gamma rays. Further duct geometry dependence was measured. Thermal neutron attenuation was determined for a non-point source and the neutron attenuation was found to be extremely small. Use of albedo theory to successfully describe the radiation streaming of gamma rays was further strengthened and a computer code was prepared to describe the streaming in a straight duct. The code represents a tremendous labor saving device for future calculations. An analytical analysis of a strdight duct, using albedo theory, is included in the appendix along with an outline of future research needs. (auth)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago. Armour Research Foundation
• NSA Number: NSA-15-026389
• OSTI ID: 4005467
• Report Number(s): ARF-1158A01-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALBEDO
BEAMS
CLOSURES
COMPUTERS
CONFIGURATION
ENERGY
GAMMA RADIATION
HEALTH AND SAFETY
MEASURED VALUES
PIPES
PROGRAMMING
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
REFLECTION
SAFETY
SHELTERS
THERMAL NEUTRONS