[Sneap] Radiation Shielding on Wheels?

[Bob Carr]

Hi Tracy---

Back in grad school I had to move a Ge(Li) detector with ~3 tons of lead 
to different angles around a target.  We put the whole mess on an air 
table and could move it easily by hand.  Your situation is messier since 
you want to move only the shielding and not the chamber, but maybe you 
could get something to work.

Bob

Tipping, Tracy N wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> We have an application where it would be really convenient to have local
> radiation shielding around a target chamber that is moveable so that the
> shielding could be moved to the side for access to the chamber.  The
> shielding will consist primarily of a couple of tons of lead.  Any
> innovative ways of putting such a shield on wheels?  Maybe multiple
> pieces can be positioned and interlocked together?  Any thoughts would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tracy
>
> Tracy N. Tipping
> Deputy Radiation Safety Officer
> The University of Texas at Austin
> Environmental Health & Safety
> P.O. Box 7729
> Austin, TX 78713-7729
> 512-471-1496
> FAX:  512-475-6383
> ttipping at austin.utexas.edu 
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