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US 10,706,982 B2Granted
Combined moderator/target for neutron activation process
OwnerPéter Telekiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to combined moderator/target structures that significantly increase the initial energy spectrum of neutrons generated in a nuclear reactor within the thermal range of said spectrum. Said combined moderator/target structures can be applied in all cases, wherein the neutron-capture cross-section of the target—or a certain isotope therein—is at least 2.0 barn for thermal neutrons.
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An article for being subjected to neutron activation on an industrial scale, the article comprising:
- moderators and targets configured to be arranged in a propagation path of neutrons provided to complete the activation,
- wherein the targets comprise at least one substance to be converted/transmutated through various decay/activation schemes,
- wherein said article is provided as a single unit comprised of at least two moderators and at least two targets arranged in an alternating manner along the propagation direction of said neutrons,
- wherein each of said moderators is made of a substance that shifts the energy of at least a portion of the incident neutrons initially provided into a thermal energy range so as to maximize the number of thermal neutrons within each of said targets for the activation,
- wherein each of the moderators and each of the targets is canned or put into a cassette separately.
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