The design, selection, and calculation of the Army Package Power Reactor shielding are described. The APPR-1, a prototype of a package reactor for remote locations, has a primary shield of Fe and water. This shield has been adopted to permit fast erection and to provide low transported weight. Economically, including transportation cost, the Fe--water shield is better thnn a Pb--water shield and is competitive with a concrete shield for a remote site. Because of its location at Fort Belvoir, Va., the shielding requirements for the APPR-1 are considerably more stringent than those for a reactor at a remote base. Since …
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The design, selection, and calculation of the Army Package Power Reactor shielding are described. The APPR-1, a prototype of a package reactor for remote locations, has a primary shield of Fe and water. This shield has been adopted to permit fast erection and to provide low transported weight. Economically, including transportation cost, the Fe--water shield is better thnn a Pb--water shield and is competitive with a concrete shield for a remote site. Because of its location at Fort Belvoir, Va., the shielding requirements for the APPR-1 are considerably more stringent than those for a reactor at a remote base. Since the secondary shielding which surrounds the entire primary system must provide protection for personnel at any location outside the vapor container, concrete is provided for this need. (auth)
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Meem, J. L. & Fairbanks, F. B.Shielding Requirements for the Army Package Power Reactor,
report,
May 1, 1956;
St. Louis, Missouri.
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