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The current work is intended to examine the experimental mechanical, structural and photon shielding qualities of the (58 − x)B2O3–30Bi2O3–10Al2O3–1CoO–xNd2O3 (1 ≤ x ≤ 5 mol%) glasses, labeled as Nd1, Nd2, Nd3, Nd4 and Nd5, which prepared via the melt quenching technique. The bulk density of the glasses was boosted with increasing Nd2O3. XRD patterns were obtained to reveal the amorphous structure of the glasses. Mechanical parameters have been determined experimentally for all glasses. The elastic modulus values increase with increasing Nd2O3 content. To determine photon shielding parameters of all glasses, the mass attenuation coefficients (µm) were gained experimentally at 356 and 662 keV gamma-ray energies. Both shielding parameters of prepared glasses such as Half Value Layer (T1/2) and Mean Free Path (λ) were reached using µm values. The lowest T1/2 and λ values were observed in the Nd5 glass with the highest Nd2O3 contribution (5 mol%). It can be concluded that Nd2O3 addition to glass network improves mechanical properties and nuclear radiation security qualities.