Study of Radiation Shielding Properties of Lead, Concrete, and Water using Different Radionuclide Sources

Abstract

Radiation protection for people and environment from the harmful radiation is a prime issue all over the world. Shielding is one of the basic principles of radiation protection in the existing radiation situation. Radiation interacts with the matter, and its interaction depends upon the various factor.Based on the interaction, the shielding material is selected. In the present, we have chosen the three different shielding materials namely: lead, concrete, and water. Our aim is to select the proper shielding material among these materials based on their performances. In the virtual lab work, three different types of radionuclide sources such as Co-60, Cs-137, and Am-241 of activity 1µCi have been used and results show that lead has strong shielding performance rather than concrete and water.