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Title: NEUTRON REACTOR HAVING A Xe$sup 135$ SHIELD

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4321375

Shielding for reactors of the type in which the fuel is a chain reacting liquid composition comprised essentially of a slurry of fissionable and fertile material suspended in a liquid moderator is discussed. The neutron reflector comprises a tank containing heavy water surrounding the reactor, a shield tank surrounding the reflector, a gamma ray shield surrounding said shield tank, and a means for conveying gaseous fission products, particularly Xe/sup 135/, from the reactor chamber to the shield tank, thereby serving as a neutron shield by capturing the thermalized neutrons that leak outwardly from the shield tank.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-12-004643
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2811487
OSTI ID:
4321375
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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