Thermal neutron shield and method of manufacture

Metzger, Bert Clayton; Brindza, Paul Daniel

Title: Thermal neutron shield and method of manufacture

Patent · Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI ID:1126916

Metzger, Bert Clayton; Brindza, Paul Daniel

A thermal neutron shield comprising boron shielding panels with a high percentage of the element Boron. The panel is least 46% Boron by weight which maximizes the effectiveness of the shielding against thermal neutrons. The accompanying method discloses the manufacture of boron shielding panels which includes enriching the pre-cursor mixture with varying grit sizes of Boron Carbide.

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Research Organization:: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84ER40150

Assignee:: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Newport News, VA (United States)

Patent Number(s):: 8,664,630

Application Number:: 13/068,597; TRN: US1400277

OSTI ID:: 1126916

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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