摘要:
Device (1) for packaging nuclear waste, comprising a concrete container (3) the internal wall of which delimits a cavity in which a metal vessel (2) is housed, the device being characterized in that it further comprises a receptacle (4) made of a thermoplastic polymer of spherolitic structure, placed inside the metal vessel (2) and intended to contain the waste. A device such as this ensures optimal containment while at the same time preserving a structural integrity and a mechanical strength over a period of at least one hundred years, this notably being the case in spite of the presence of chemically aggressive species. The invention also relates to a method of packaging nuclear waste using the device (1).
摘要:
An X-ray source is disclosed comprising a source of high energy electrons that travel along a longitudinal path. Target material lies along the longitudinal path and X-ray radiation is generated due to impact of the high energy electrons with the target. Shielding material is provided around at least a portion of the target. The shielding material defines a slot extending from the target to an exterior surface of the shielding material, to allow passage of generated radiation. The slot has an axis transverse to the longitudinal path. The axis may be perpendicular longitudinal path. The shielding material may define a plurality of slots having transverse axes. The source of high energy electrons may be a linear accelerator, for example. Scanning systems incorporating such sources are also disclosed. The scanning system comprises a conveying system having a longitudinal axis and the radiation source may be positioned so that the longitudinal path forms an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, to decrease the size of the scanning unit as compared to a unit where the longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the longitudinal path. The longitudinal axis may be parallel to the longitudinal path, to form a more compact scanning system. A plurality of slots may be defined in the shielding material and a corresponding number of conveying systems may be provided to examine a plurality of objects concurrently. Methods of generating radiation and methods of examining objects are also disclosed.
摘要:
An aluminum composite material having the ability to absorb neutrons, characterized in that it comprises an Al or Al alloy base phase and, incorporated therein, a powder of B or a B compound having the ability to absorb neutrons in an amount of 1.5 to 9 wt % in terms of B, and it is prepared through pressure sintering. The above aluminum composite material having the ability to absorb neutrons contains an increased amount of B as compared to a conventional aluminum composite material and thus has improved ability to absorb neutrons, and also is superior in mechanical properties and workability to a conventional aluminum composite material.
摘要:
An aluminum composite material having the ability to absorb neutrons, characterized in that it comprises an Al or Al alloy base phase and, incorporated therein, a powder of B or a B compound having the ability to absorb neutrons in an amount of 1.5 to 9 wt % in terms of B, and it is prepared through pressure sintering. The above aluminum composite material having the ability to absorb neutrons contains an increased amount of B as compared to a conventional aluminum composite material and thus has improved ability to absorb neutrons, and also is superior in mechanical properties and workability to a conventional aluminum composite material.
摘要:
A ferritic stainless steel containing the following principal chemical ingredients on the weight percentage basis and preferably satisfying the B-Gd relationship represented by the following formula (1): C: less than 0.01 %, Mn: 1 % or less, Ni: 0.7 % or less, Cr: 13-26 %, B: 0.1-1.1 %, Gd: 0.05-1.5 %, Al: 0.002-0.1 %, N: 0.015 % or less. An austenitic stainless steel containing the following principal chemical ingredients on the weight percentage basis and preferably satisfaying the B-Gd relationship represented by the following formula (1): C: 0.02 % or less, Mn: 0.1-0.9 %, Ni: 7-22 %, Cr: 18-26 %, B: 0.05-0.75 %, Gd: 0.11-1.5 %, Al: 0.005-0.1 %, N: 0.030 % or less. These steels are excellent in not only thermal neutron absorption but also hot workability, cold workability, and corrosion resistances, especially HAZ corrosion resistance, and are low in production cost. Further they have good toughness and weldability and are hence quite suitable as the material of nuclear fuel containers and so forth. Nc >/= 0.8 (1) wherein Nc = {(1-0.015 x B %) x B %} + (4.4 x Gd %).
摘要:
The present invention is a radiation shielding composition devised to provide shielding for radioactive materials. The invention is a stabilized depleted uranium material having an air and/or water impermeable layer (28) at the surface (26) of a depleted uranium compound (24). The stabilized depleted uranium material is a stable form of at least one depleted uranium compound, which may be used for radiation shielding as a base component, aggregate or additive, in shielding materials such as concrete, ceramic, bituminous materials, metal, composite, polymercements, polymer, glass or water.
摘要:
The improved, lightweight cask assembly generally comprises at least two, cylindrically shaped and concentrically disposed structural walls (54, 56, 72, 74) formed from a high-strength titanium alloy and a shielding wall (58, 76) disposed within and supported by the titanium structural walls (54, 56, 72, 74). The inner (56, 74) and outer (54, 72) structural walls are bound together by a reinforcing ring (68) and an end plate assembly (15) likewise formed from a titanium alloy. In the preferred embodiment, the two separate shielding walls (58, 76) made of depleted uranium and particles of boron suspended in a silicone matrix are disposed in the spaces between inner (74), intermediate (72, 56) and outer (54) titanium walls, respectively.
摘要:
Le matériau est constitué d'un métal ou d'un alliage de ce métal constituant une matrice et d'un élément dispersoïde (4) ou d'un composé dispersoïde combiné à la matrice par une dispersion de l'élément ou du composé à l'intérieur de la matrice. Il comporte les étapes suivantes : - on conditionne le matériau de la matrice sous forme de particules sphériques d'un diamètre supérieur à 300 microns ; - on dépose les particules de l'élément ou du composé dispersoïde (4) sur les particules du matériau constituant la matrice, - on introduit les particules de matériau constituant la matrice revêtues des particules du composé dispersoïde dans un moule (6) présentant une cavité (11) de forme intérieure correspondant à une forme de pièce à obtenir, - on soumet les particules du matériau constituant la matrice enrobée à un frittage par compression isostatique à chaud.
摘要:
L'invention est relative à un absorbeur de radiations nucléaires. Elle est caractérisée en ce que cet absorbeur est constitué par un alliage de gadolinium et d'aluminium. Elle trouve son application dans tous les problèmes d'absorption de rayonnements qu'ils soient du domaine civil ou militaire tels que par exemple la réalisation de paniers de transport et de stockage de déchets radioactifs, de racks de piscine pour réacteurs nucléaires, de blindages de véhicules militaires et d'abris anti-atomiques, etc...
摘要:
Method for producing composite alloys based on aluminium which is alloyed or not and containing up to 30 % by weight of boron. Such method is characterized in that the boron is introduced in the liquid aluminium in the form of aluminium boride having the formula AlB2 or AlB12. It finds application in the production of composite alloys resisting to abrasion or intended to be used as neutronic barriers in aqueous or air media.