A critical evaluation on nuclear safety properties of novel cadmium oxide-rich glass containers for transportation and waste management: Benchmarking with a reinforced concrete container

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2022Author
ALMisned, GhadaŞen Baykal, Duygu
Kılıç, G.
Ilik, E.
Zakaly, Hesham M. H.
Ene, Antoaneta
Tekin, H. O.
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We examine the nuclear safety properties of a newly designed cadmium oxide-rich
glass container for nuclear material to a bitumen-reinforced concrete container.
Individual transmission factors, detector modelling, and energy deposition (MeV/g)
in the air are calculated using MCNPX (version 2.7.0) general purpose Monte Carlo
code. Two container configurations are designed with the material properties of
cadmium dioxide-rich glass and Concrete + Bitument in consideration. First,
individual transmission factors for 60
Co and 137
Cs radioisotopes are calculated.
To evaluate potential environmental consequences, energy deposition amounts in
the air for 60
Co and 137
Cs are also determined. The minimum gamma-ray
transmission rates for two container types are reported for a cadmium dioxide-
rich glass container. In addition, the quantity of energy deposition is varied
depending on the container type, with a lower value for cadmium dioxide-rich
glass container. The 40% cadmium dioxide-doped glass container provides more
effective safety than the Cement + Bitumen container, according to the overall
findings. In conclusion, the utilization of cadmium dioxide-doped glass material
along with its high transparency and advanced material properties may be a
significant and effective option in areas where concrete is required to assure
the safety of nuclear materials.
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Frontiers in PhysicsURI
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.1080354/fullhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12780/559
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