2015•Journal of Nuclear Science and TechnologyRequires access

Progress and prospects of calculation methods for radiation shielding

Hideo Hirayama, Hiroshi Nakashima, Makoto Morishima, Mikio Uematsu, Osamu Sato

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Progress in calculation methods for radiation shielding are reviewed based on the activities of research committees related to radiation shielding fields established in the Atomic Energy Society of Japan. A technological roadmap for the field of radiation shielding; progress and prospects for specific shielding calculation methods such as the Monte Carlo, discrete ordinate Sn transport, and simplified methods; and shielding experiments used to validate calculation methods are presented in this paper.

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Key concepts: Electromagnetic shielding, Radiation transport, Monte Carlo method, Radiation shielding, Nuclear engineering, Radiation protection, Radiation, Computational physics