[HTML][HTML] Assessing shielding material Performance: Benchmarking of Monte Carlo codes for oil shale and Basalt-Boron fiber concretes

H Tohver, A Slavickas, M Holiuk, A Krasņikovs… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement-based concretes are commonly used for managing radioactive waste due to their
low cost and radiation shielding properties. However, the potential of using oil shale ash as …

Investigating the effect of basalt fiber additive on the performance of clay barriers for radioactive waste disposals

HS Isfahani, A Azhari - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the …, 2021 - Springer
Radioactive materials are widely used in mining, manufacturing, medicine, and agricultural
processes. The waste products from these materials are hazardous and should be …

The effect of oil shale ash and basalt-boron fiber on waste package gamma-radiation shielding properties

H Tohver, A Slavickas, M Holiuk, A Kranikovs… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil shale ash is an abundant industrial residue that contains hydration products, which have
been shown to immobilize heavy metals. The use of innovative additives such as oil shale …

Evaluation of Desiccation Behavior in Basalt Microfiber–Reinforced Bentonite Clay for Geological Repositories of Nuclear Spent Fuel Using Digital Image Correlation

J Grasley, A Azzam, M Rahmani… - … of Testing and …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Secure storage of nuclear spent fuel (NSF) is of great concern for protecting public health
and safety. The preferred long-term solution is underground containment in geological …

Sustainable, self-cured concrete toward a thermally and radiation shielding concrete

S Ahmed, AM El-Tair, BM Rabeeh - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024 - Springer
The introduction of new dispersants in concrete materials, for more sustainable construction,
allows it to exhibit self-curing capability in its fresh state with high hydration and mechanical …

Rubber based neutron shielding material simulation using MCNP5

MM Panitra, F Aziz, AK Rivai, SG Sukaryo… - AIP Conference …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Rubber-Based Neutron Shielding Material Simulation using MCNP5. The natural rubber-
based neutron radiation shielding was simulated using MCNP5 computer code. The …

[PDF][PDF] Physic-chemical properties of basalt-boron melts and fibers and radiation properties of basalt fiber concrete

C Yu, V Gulik, I Diduk, O Yashchenko - Support and Sponsorship, 2019 - researchgate.net
The effect of B2O3 additives on the properties of basaltic melts and fibers for radiation
protection in the form of basalt fiber concrete was studied. The melts become less viscous …