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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's launching of its environmental review of Holtec International's two SMR-300 reactors at the Palisades site in Michigan and its proposed changes to fuel cycle and materials licensing regulations may have grabbed the most attention recently, but the agency has also announced multiple other updates in recent weeks.
Junfeng Zhao, Yuanjie Sun, Yue Zhang, Zhigang Li, Hongtao Zhao, Qingyu Wang
Nuclear Technology | Volume 211 | Number 2 | February 2025 | Pages 214-224
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2323257
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The impact of CsPbBr3, known for its high atomic number and cross section with neutrons, on the gamma-ray and neutron shielding properties of CsPbBr3-polypropylene (PP) composite material was investigated in this study. Critical shielding parameters, including linear attenuation coefficient μ, mass attenuation coefficient μm, half-value thickness, tenth-value layer, and mean free path (MFP), were calculated using Phy-X/PSD software. Additionally, two types of gamma-ray buildup factors, i.e., exposure buildup factor and energy absorption buildup factor, were computed within the range of 0.015 to 15 MeV for depths up to 40 MFP. Furthermore, the neutron shielding ability was evaluated by determining the neutron total effective removal cross section. The results demonstrate that the incorporation of CsPbBr3 enhances the gamma-ray and neutron shielding characteristics of the CsPbBr3-PP composite material.