Flexible Neutron Shielding for a Glovebox Within the Idaho National Laboratory Radioisotope Power System Program. AGS Annual Conference and Expo 2007 | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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4090388

Reference Type

Technical Report

Title

Flexible Neutron Shielding for a Glovebox Within the Idaho National Laboratory Radioisotope Power System Program. AGS Annual Conference and Expo 2007

Author(s)

Walsh, S

Year

2007

Report Number

NTIS/03180131

Volume

GRA and I

Issue

GRA and I

Abstract

Neutron shielding was desired to reduce worker exposure during handling of plutonium-238 (Pu-238) in a glovebox at the Idaho National Laboratory. Due to the unusual shape of the glovebox, standard methods of neutron shielding were impractical and would have interfered with glovebox operations. A silicon-based, boron-impregnated material was chosen due to its flexibility. This paper discusses the material, the installation, and the results from neutron source testing. Neutron shielding was desired to reduce worker exposure during handling of plutonium-238 (Pu-238) in a glovebox at the Idaho National Laboratory. Due to the unusual shape of the glovebox, standard methods of neutron shielding were impractical and would have interfered with glovebox operations. A silicon-based, boron-impregnated material was chosen due to its flexibility. This paper discusses the material, the installation, and the results from neutron source testing.