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SODIUM AS A SHIELD COMPONENT FOR FAST REACTORS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4819748
A program has been conducted to evaluate the accuracy of calculation methods in sodium shields. Calculations using Monte Carlo, S {sub n}, and moments method solutions to the Boltzmann equation were performed. These results were compared with mesurements of slab geometry shield mockups. The fast neutron measurements were in good agreement with calculations, but at intermediate and thermal energies, the measurements showed less attenuation than predicted by the calculations. (auth)
Research Organization:
Atomics International, Canoga Park, CA (United States); Battelle-Northwest, Richland, WA (United States). Pacific Northwest Lab.
Sponsoring Organization:
British Nuclear Energy Society; The Insitute of Physics; The Physical Society
NSA Number:
NSA-23-013460
OSTI ID:
4819748
Report Number(s):
AERE-R--5773(Vol.2); CONF-670932--(Vol.2)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English