Title:
Applications of Heavy Concrete in Canada
Author(s):
E.C. Smith
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
34
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
1177-1194
Keywords:
concrete construction; costs; economics; ferrophosphorous; heavyweight aggregates; heavyweight concretes; ilmenite; metal scrap, mix proportioning; nuclear reactor containment; nuclear reactors; pressure vessels; radiation shielding
DOI:
10.14359/18110
Date:
1/1/1972
Abstract:
The purposes of this paper are first to give a brief commentary on the Canadian experience in development and application of heavy concrete for reactors and second to postulate certain opinions on the value of concrete for nuclear reactors.