Background: Radiation shielding properties is an
important for a material wish can be used the photon
attenuation coefficients of clay produced using
different rate of boron have been measured for the
purpose of radioactive waste disposal. Materials and
Methods: The measurement has been performed
using gamma spectrometer contains NaI (Tl) detector
at the photon energies of 662, 1173 and 1332 keV.
The mean free path and transmission rate of the
samples were also obtained. Results: From the
measurement of linear attenuation coefficients it was
found that using boron in the clay increased the
linear attenuation coefficients. Conclusion: It can be
concluded from this work that the boron is effective
to shield radiation and it can be used for storing of
nuclear waste. Iran. J. Radiat. Res., 2011 9(1): 37-40
Akkurt I, Canakci H. Radiation attenuation of boron doped clay for 662, 1173 and 1332 keV gamma rays. Int J Radiat Res 2011; 9 (1) :37-40 URL: http://ijrr.com/article-1-730-en.html