Published June 23, 1981 | Version v1
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Nuclear reactor shield including magnesium oxide

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Description

An improvement is described for nuclear reactor shielding of a type used in reactor applications involving significant amounts of fast neutron flux. The reactor shielding includes means providing structural support, neutron moderator material, neutron absorber material and other components, 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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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.G21C 5/12.
IPC
Int. Cl.G21C 5/12.
Patent number
US patent document 4,274,922/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13675725
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONCRETES; FAST NEUTRONS; GRAPHITE; IRON; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; MODERATORS; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SHIELDS; STAINLESS STEELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THICKNESS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; BARYONS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METALS; NEUTRONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEONS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER PLANTS; STEELS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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Notes
PAT-APPL-905052.