COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW POLYNATED MATERIALS FOR SHIELDING AGAINST FUSION NEUTRONS

Authors
KARNI Y GREENSPAN E
Citation
Y. Karni et E. Greenspan, COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW POLYNATED MATERIALS FOR SHIELDING AGAINST FUSION NEUTRONS, Fusion engineering and design, 28, 1995, pp. 559-565
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Fusion engineering and design → ACNP
ISSN journal
09203796
Volume
28
Year of publication
1995
Pages
559 - 565
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-3796(1995)28:<559:CONPMF>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The cost-effectiveness of new polyethylene-based materials for shieldi ng against 14 MeV neutrons is investigated. The new materials consist of a powder of a medium-density, low-activation, low-cost material whi ch is bonded by polyethylene. These new ''polynated'' materials are fo und to be more attractive than polyethylene-based commercial shielding materials; they enable to design more compact, and lower cost shields . Of the materials studied, ''poly-marble'' was identified the most co st-effective; it uses CaCO3 for the powder.