Neutron shielding materials and a cask for spent fuel
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    发明授权
    Neutron shielding materials and a cask for spent fuel 有权
    中子屏蔽材料和乏燃料的桶

    公开(公告)号:US06797972B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-28

    申请号:US10235644

    申请日:2002-09-06

    IPC分类号: G21F300

    CPC分类号: G21F1/10

    摘要: A high-polymer neutron shielding material which scarcely reduces the hydrogen number density when exposed to a high temperature of 150 to 200° C. for a long time period A heat-setting type epoxy resin is employed. The base resin is selected from various epoxy resins such as bisphenol A type epoxy resin. The hardener is selected from alicyclic polyamine, polyamide amine, aromatic polyamine, acid anhydride, and so on. These materials are mixed and hardened at a temperature higher than the room temperature. To give a flame resistance to the hardened resin, a fire retardant such as magnesium hydroxide is added to the mixture. To improve the neutron shielding performance of the hardened resin, a neutron absorbing material is added to the mixture. Further, to increase the moderating performance, hydrogenated bisphenol A epoxy resin is used as the base resin or metal hydride or hydrogen absorbing alloy is added. The present neutron shielding material works as a significant neutron shielding material as its hydrogen number density does not go down for a long time under a high-temperature condition and the neutron shielding performance does not go down.

    摘要翻译: 高分子中子屏蔽材料,当长时间暴露于150〜200℃的高温时,几乎不降低氢数密度。采用热固型环氧树脂。 基础树脂选自各种环氧树脂如双酚A型环氧树脂。 固化剂选自脂环族多胺,聚酰胺胺,芳香族多胺,酸酐等。 这些材料在高于室温的温度下混合并硬化。 为了赋予硬化树脂耐火性,向混合物中加入阻燃剂如氢氧化镁。 为了改善硬化树脂的中子屏蔽性能,向混合物中加入中子吸收材料。 此外,为了提高调节性能,使用氢化双酚A环氧树脂作为基础树脂,或添加金属氢化物或吸氢合金。 本中子屏蔽材料作为重要的中子屏蔽材料起作用,因为其氢数密度在高温条件下长时间不会下降,并且中子屏蔽性能不下降。