num_pages: 788
description:  - Historical Background - Sources of Radiation - Interactions of Radiation with Matter - Radiation Transport - Monte Carlo Methods for Radiation Transport - Shield Attenuation Calculations - Albedos, Ducts, and Voids - Shield Heating, Air Transport, Shield Materials, and Shield Optimization - Experimental Shielding - Shield Design - Gamma Rays From Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Fission - Neutron Fluence-to-Kerma Conversion Factors for Standard-Man Model - Cylindrical Tissue Phantom - Coordinate Systems, Vector Operations, and Legendre Polynomials - Exposure Buildup Factors - Coefficients for Gamma-Ray Buildup Factors - Graphs and Formulas of Exponential Integral Functions - Tables of Attenuation Functions for Finite Slab Geometry - Random-Number Generators - Demonstration Monte Carlo Program - Moments-Method Results for Fission-Neutron Penetration in Be, C, CH, CH2 , H, and H2O - Gamma-Ray Differential Energy Spectra for Water and Lead - Graphs for Neutron Attenuation Calculations - Graphs of the Psi- Function - Constants for Empirical Expressions Of Albedo Data - Radiation Penetration of Cylindrical Ducts Solutions to Exercises
language: English
title: Reactor Shielding for Nuclear Engineers
titlecomplete: Reactor Shielding for Nuclear Engineers
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Us Dept of Energy