Journal
RADIATION EFFECTS AND DEFECTS IN SOLIDS
Volume 173, Issue 3-4, Pages 269-282Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10420150.2018.1434520
Keywords
Shielding; attenuation coefficient; compressive strength; cement; barite
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The present work is directed to investigate the contribution of adding barite aggregates to cement as a shielding material for radioactive wastes disposal facilities. The percentages of barite from 5% up to 20% mixed with cement with different grain sizes were examined. Mechanical and physical properties such as compressive strength, wet and dry densities, water absorption, and porosity have been investigated. The thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction were used to examine the thermal stability and the characterizations of studied samples, respectively. The linear attenuation coefficient, mean free path, half value layer, and transmission fraction were evaluated. All the nuclear shielding parameters revealed the uppermost values for cement mixed with 5% barite of size range 250-600 mu m. The attenuation coefficient of the investigated samples displayed an increase by more than 125% than that of neat cement.
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