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Radiation - shielding material

US5525408A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1994
Grant dateJun 11, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31667
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A radiation shielding element especially for use in the temporary shielding of ancillary equipment or apparatus in nuclear-powered steam raising installations, said element comprising a flexible radiation-shielding sheet laminate comprising a flexible inner layer of plastic material, preferably silicone, filled with particles of radiation shielding material such as lead, said layer being interposed between two flexible skins of silicone elastomer.

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