Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide
Abstract
An improvement in nuclear reactor shielding of a type used in reactor applications involving significant amounts of fast neutron flux, the reactor shielding including means providing structural support, neutron moderator material, neutron absorber material and other components as described below, wherein at least a portion of the neutron moderator material is magnesium in the form of magnesium oxide either alone or in combination with other moderator materials such as graphite and iron.
- Inventors:
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- Del Mar, CA
- La Jolla, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863914
- Patent Number(s):
- 4274922
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-03-0167
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nuclear; reactor; shield; including; magnesium; oxide; improvement; shielding; type; applications; involving; significant; amounts; fast; neutron; flux; means; providing; structural; support; moderator; material; absorber; components; described; below; portion; form; combination; materials; graphite; iron; including means; structural support; fast neutron; neutron absorber; significant amounts; nuclear reactor; neutron flux; magnesium oxide; absorber material; providing structural; significant amount; sorber material; reactor shielding; reactor shield; reactor applications; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Rouse, Carl A, and Simnad, Massoud T. Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Rouse, Carl A, & Simnad, Massoud T. Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide. United States.
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"Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863914.
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title = {Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide},
author = {Rouse, Carl A and Simnad, Massoud T},
abstractNote = {An improvement in nuclear reactor shielding of a type used in reactor applications involving significant amounts of fast neutron flux, the reactor shielding including means providing structural support, neutron moderator material, neutron absorber material and other components as described below, wherein at least a portion of the neutron moderator material is magnesium in the form of magnesium oxide either alone or in combination with other moderator materials such as graphite and iron.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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