title: The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) project: a fertile ground for radiation protection and shielding challenges.
abstract: The Spallation Neutron Source facility presently under construction in the USA consists of a front end, a linac, an accumulator ring, a target station and a neutron instrument hall, producing pulsed neutron beams driven by a proton beam of 1 GeV energy and 1.4 MW power with a repetition rate of 60 Hz. The layout of the facility and the radiation protection and shielding concept of the facility is laid out in numerous examples in a walk from the proton beam generation to the neutron utilisation.
authors.affiliation: Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, MS 6474, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. fzgallmeier@ornl.gov
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Gallmeier
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Popova
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Iverson
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D033363:Neutron Diffraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009502:Neutrons / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013714:Tennessee