[3M01-08] Dose Evaluation & Monitoring

[3M05] Measurement and calculation analysis of shielding material's performance for MOX containing Americium

*Toyofumi Okada¹, Tomohiro Shibanuma¹, Fumiya Honda¹, Akira Komeno¹, Hiroshi Kikuno¹ (1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

Keywords:MOX, 241Am, gamma ray, shielding material, calculation analysis of shielding performance, radiation measurement

MOX contains ²⁴¹Am which generated by beta-decay. We measured gamma ray dose rate from MOX containing ²⁴¹Am shielded by shielding materials. Also, we confirm that calculating analysis is useful for evaluation of shielding material’s performance.