Material for radioactive protection

Patent ·

OSTI ID:5325767

Taylor, R S; Boyer, N W

A boron containing burn resistant, low-level radiation protection material useful, for example, as a liner for radioactive waste disposal and storage, a component for neutron absorber, and a shield for a neutron source is described. The material is basically composed of borax in the range of 25 to 50%, coal tar in the range of 25 to 37.5%, with the remainder being an epoxy resin mix. A preferred composition is 50% borax, 25% coal tar and 25% epoxy resin. The material is not susceptible to burning and is about 1/5 the cost of existing radiation protection material utilized in similar applications.

• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-48
• Assignee: TIC; ERA-05-028486; EDB-80-082494
• OSTI ID: 5325767
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONTAINERS
LINERS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
BORAX
COAL TAR
EPOXIDES
NEUTRON ABSORBERS
NEUTRON SOURCES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RESINS
SHIELDING
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BORATES
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
RADIATION SOURCES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
STORAGE
TAR
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage