A GENERALIZED SHIELDING STUDY FOR NUCLEAR ELECTRIC SPACE POWER PLANTS

Technical Report · Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 1963

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4005255· OSTI ID:4005255

Berry, E R

The weights and thicknesses of two-layer W-- LiH shadow shields were calculated for SNAP-2, -8, and (assumed) -50 reactors. The shields are shaped as spherical sectors with haif-angles up to 30 deg and are sized so that no part of the reactor is visible within the volume subtended by the shield. Weights and thicknesses are presented for both manned and unnaanned vehicles over a wide range of reactor thermal powers, operating durations, reactorpayload separation distances, and allowable radiation dosages. The thicknesses of the W and LiH layers are optimized to provide a minimum weight shield. (auth)

• Research Organization: Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AF04(695)-169
• NSA Number: NSA-18-021676
• OSTI ID: 4005255
• Report Number(s): SSD-TDR-63-217; AD-418121; TDR
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
CONFIGURATION
ELECTRICITY
LAYERS
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
LITHIUM
LITHIUM HYDRIDES
MAN
OPERATION
PAYLOAD
POTASSIUM
POWER
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION DOSES
REACTORS
SHIELDING
SNAP-50
SNAP-8 SERIES
SODIUM
SPACE VEHICLES
SPHERES
THICKNESS
TUNGSTEN
WEIGHT
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