• DocumentCode
    1211358
  • Title

    Space Powerplant Shield Design Optimization

  • Author

    Bouquet, F.L., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed-California Company a Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Burbank, California
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1962
  • fDate
    4/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    83
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    The use of either nuclear reactor or radioisotope powerplants in space requires nuclear radiation shielding for personnel and equipment. When certain approximations are valid, a simplified method permits rapid shield design. The equations for two-layer and three-layer shields are presented, and the limitations of the equations are indicated.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft; Attenuation; Design optimization; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Fission reactors; Optical attenuators; Optimization methods; Personnel; Radioactive materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2015
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS2.1962.4315954
  • Filename
    4315954
    • Link To Document
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