Recent developments of radiation shielding concrete in nuclear and radioactive waste storage facilities–a state of the art review

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, AD Andrushia… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete-known for its inert properties-plays a pivotal role in nuclear and radioactive waste
storage, providing a robust barrier against radiation. Blended concrete made up of …

Utilization of steel slag from industrial waste for ionizing radiation shielding concrete: A systematic review

F Aliyah, I Kambali, AF Setiawan, YM Radzi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Steel slag is a steel industry byproduct that increases in volume as global steel production
expands. The steel slag application as natural aggregate replacement in the production of …

Effect of aggregate and fibre types on ultra-high-performance concrete designed for radiation shielding

AM Zeyad, IY Hakeem, M Amin, BA Tayeh… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research examines the properties of ultra-high-performance (UHPC) and heavyweight
radiation shielding concrete (UHPHSC). Several types of heavy-weight fine aggregates …

Investigation of barium borate glasses for radiation shielding applications

MS Al-Buriahi, C Sriwunkum, H Arslan, BT Tonguc… - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, five barium borate glasses in the chemical composition of 40 SiO _2 40 SiO 2–
10 B _2 O _3 10 B 2 O 3–xBaO–(45-x) CaO–yZnO–zMgO (where x= 0, 10, 20, 30 x= 0, 10 …

Physical, optical and gamma radiation shielding competence of newly boro-tellurite based glasses: TeO2–B2O3–ZnO–Li2O3–Bi2O3

MI Sayyed, Y Al-Hadeethi, MM AlShammari… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, a traditional melt quenching method was utilized to synthesize glasses with a
nominal chemical composition (80-x) TeO 2-xB 2 O 3–5ZnO–5Li 2 O 3–10Bi 2 O 3: 30≤ x≤ …

X-ray and γ-ray shielding efficiency of polymer composites: choice of fillers, effect of loading and filler size, photon energy and multifunctionality

S Prabhu, SG Bubbly, SB Gudennavar - Polymer Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Use of X-rays and γ-rays have become inevitable in medical sectors like radiology,
interventional cardiology and diagnostic imaging, radiation physics laboratories, nuclear …

Use of barite concrete for radiation shielding against gamma-rays and neutrons

T Daungwilailuk, C Yenchai, W Rungjaroenkiti… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Demand to use nuclear technology in medicine and research in Thailand is increasing.
Therefore, the objective of the present study was to analyze the performance of concrete …

Recent trends in advanced radiation shielding concrete for construction of facilities: materials and properties

MAH Abdullah, RSM Rashid, M Amran, F Hejazii… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear energy offers a wide range of applications, which include power generation, X-ray
imaging, and non-destructive tests, in many economic sectors. However, such applications …

Radiation Shielding Concrete with alternate constituents: An approach to address multiple hazards

G Tyagi, A Singhal, S Routroy, D Bhunia… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Radiation Shielding Concrete (RSC) is a superior alternative to many conventional
and modern shields against gamma and neutron radiation hazards. The present work is the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of nano ferrosilicon and heavyweight fine aggregates on the properties and radiation shielding of ultra-high performance heavyweight concrete

AM Heniegal, M Amin, SH Nagib, H Youssef… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Minerals such as ilmenite and magnetite better absorb gamma rays compared with silica
aggregates because of their elevated densities. However, utilizing such minerals as key …