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Politics : Welcome to Slider's Dugout
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To: dvdw© who wrote (8438)3/16/2008 6:30:17 PM
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"Its a little known fact, but Boron nitride can absorb neutrons thus making waste from nuclear energy a non issue. "

Boron does indeed have a large absorption cross-section for thermal neutrons as present during the power reactor fission process, but thermal reactor fission product waste does not emit neutrons. Hard gamma rays, resulting from mostly beta decay, are the radiation of concern, and isolation with heavy shielding is the only protection.

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