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2. Radiation protection - Wikipedia

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   Shielding: Sources of radiation can be shielded with solid or liquid material, which absorbs the energy of the radiation. The term 'biological shield' is used for absorbing material placed around a nuclear reactor, or other source of radiation, to reduce the radiation to a level safe for humans. The shielding materials are concrete and lead ...

3. Lead shielding - Wikipedia

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   Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose. Lead can effectively attenuate certain kinds of radiation because of its high density and high atomic number ; principally, it is effective at stopping gamma rays and x-rays .

4. Electromagnetic shielding - Wikipedia

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   Electromagnetic shielding that blocks radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation is also known as RF shielding. EMF shielding serves to minimize electromagnetic interference . The shielding can reduce the coupling of radio waves, electromagnetic fields, and electrostatic fields .

5. Faraday cage - Wikipedia

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   Faraday cage demonstration on volunteers in the Palais de la Découverte in Paris EMI shielding around an MRI machine room Faraday shield at a power plant in Heimbach, Germany. A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure used to block some electromagnetic fields.

6. Nuclear reactor safety system - Wikipedia

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   The reactor vessel is the first layer of shielding around the nuclear fuel and usually is designed to trap most of the radiation released during a nuclear reaction. The reactor vessel is also designed to withstand high pressures.

7. Lead castle - Wikipedia

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   A lead castle built to shield a radioactive sample in a lab. The bricks are flat-sided Example of chevron lead bricks used to prevent shine paths. A lead castle, also called a lead cave or a lead housing, is a structure composed of lead to provide shielding against gamma radiation in a variety of applications in the nuclear industry and other activities which use ionizing radiation.