The technology of shielding design for nuclear reactor: A review

The requirements of shielding protection originate from a series of industrial applications, including reactor, storage of spent fuel, radiology, nuclear medicine, etc. In this work, the technologies of reactor shielding are overviewed systematically. Potential shielding materials for neutron and γ-ray are analyzed. Their advantages and disadvantages are outlined. The methods for shielding design and simulation are evaluated. Finally, the hybrid deterministic/Monte Carlo simulation is proposed, especially for the deep penetration in complex geometry. Suggestions for the future work are outlined and analyzed. It is hoped that this work and obtained results will be encouraging to the researchers in their future work.