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Study of neutron attenuation properties of super alloys with added rhenium

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In this paper, the new generation of rhenium enriched super alloys with enhanced neutron attenuation properties was investigated. These materials provided improved neutron shielding capabilities compared to other shielding materials such as water, concrete, etc. The GEANT4 code was used to simulate transport of Am–Be source neutrons in new shielding materials. Neutron equivalent dose rate measurements were carried out to obtain the dose rate reduction. It was demonstrated that new rhenium enriched alloys are feasible for neutron shielding applications.

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This work was supported by The Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (Project No. 111T764). The authors wish to thank TUBITAK for the support.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey

    Turgay Korkut

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Atatürk University, 25040, Erzurum, Turkey

    Bünyamin Aygün & Abdulhalik Karabulut

  3. Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Education, Atatürk University, 25040, Erzurum, Turkey

    Özkan Bayram

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Korkut, T., Aygün, B., Bayram, Ö. et al. Study of neutron attenuation properties of super alloys with added rhenium. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 119–122 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4063-z

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