Angular gamma dose rate distribution at the surface of injected ducted concrete shield

The shielding problems that arise due to the irregular penetrations such as neutral beam injection ducts should be treated carefully to aid in the shield design. The present work was undertaken to describe the effects arising due to radiation streaming through the neutral beam injector ducts (NBID) on the angular distribution of the total gamma ray doses at the outer surface of ilmenite concrete shield (ρ = 4.6 g/cm3). The shield is pierced with NBID of different diameters and lengths. The measurements were performed using a collimated beam of both gamma rays and neutrons emitted from one of the horizontal channels of the ET-RR-1 reactor. The measurements were carried out using 7LiF teflon thermoluminescent dosimeters. Generally the obtained data reveal that the presence of the total dose increase at the centerline of NBID and which in turn tends to decrease with the increase of scattered angle. An empirical formula describing the differential dose rate ratio is predicted. The experimental data obtained reveal good agreement with the calculated ones. (author)