Title :
Space Powerplant Shield Design Optimization
Author :
Bouquet, F.L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Lockheed-California Company a Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Burbank, California
fDate :
4/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS2.1962.4315954
