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RE: question on Boral shielding



Title: question on Boral shielding

From http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/johncaunt/shielding/pages/neutshield.html:

MODEL JC291 - BORAL

Description:
Boral is a uniform dispersion of a boron carbide in aluminium. The resulting sandwich has an exceptionally high cross-section for thermal neutrons and will withstand temperatures up to 540ēC.

Chemical & Physical Properties:
Boron atoms/cc: 23.8 x 1021
Temperature Limit: 540ēC
Density: 2.5g/cc

Options:
• Available cut to size.
• Fabricated to customer shape.

Uses:
• Isolators in spent fuel element racks.
• Inner sections of reactor shields.
• Neutron curtains.
• Shipping containers.

Rick Orthen

Earth Sciences Consultants, Inc.

Export, PA