Bremsstrahlung radiation-- converting electrons into protons as the particles slow down-- Responsible for the light flash?
Also, wouldn't the shielding on-site be layered? A sandwich of high-density material like lead with a low-density material like Plexiglas or water in between, to help offset both the initial radiation and the bremsstrahlung radiation? Would sheets of flowing, circulated water, like sheet fountains, be more effective than pipes? Or are we talking several feet of water between layers of lead?
I've no idea, just tossing off questions as they occur to me, as this is the first time I've met this concept.
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Re: containment procedure
Date: 2014-07-17 02:06 am (UTC)Also, wouldn't the shielding on-site be layered? A sandwich of high-density material like lead with a low-density material like Plexiglas or water in between, to help offset both the initial radiation and the bremsstrahlung radiation? Would sheets of flowing, circulated water, like sheet fountains, be more effective than pipes? Or are we talking several feet of water between layers of lead?
I've no idea, just tossing off questions as they occur to me, as this is the first time I've met this concept.