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To: dvdw© who wrote (8438)3/16/2008 3:49:07 PM
From: maceng2  Respond to of 50729
 
Apart from the fact that BN is commercially available by the ton. I spent several years working with it. It has many applications.

en.wikipedia.org

as does gold, silver, palladium, platinum



To: dvdw© who wrote (8438)3/16/2008 4:26:17 PM
From: Webster Groves  Respond to of 50729
 
Not quite a little known fact that boron absorbs thermalized neutrons. It's commonly used in the form of borate solutions, where water is the thermalizer, in neutron irradiation therapy.

But what about the more serious hard gammas from high level nuclear waste ?
Got Pb ? If not, try dirt, just more of it.

wg



To: dvdw© who wrote (8438)3/16/2008 6:30:17 PM
From: Nihontochicken  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50729
 
"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.

NC


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