Lead Bismuth enclosures supplied per customer blueprints for laboratory experiments
Cambridge, Mass., December 9, 2013 – Nuclead Inc., a leader in shielding technology, lead material, fabrication and services, announced today the fabrication and shipment of an order of Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Enclosures to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
Nuclead fabricated the special eutectic alloy in addition to manufacturing the lead-bismuth enclosures to blueprint specification CAD file drawings provided by the customer. All enclosures were fabricated and shipped in one release.
Lead Bismuth Eutectic consists of 44.5% Lead and 55.5% Bismuth, the eutectic mixture is the alloy that solidifies at the lowest temperature, in the case of Lead-Bismuth eutectic this is 123.5 °C, and the alloy also has a high boiling point of 1,670 °C. This relatively high boiling point, and the lack of reactivity with water, has resulted in Lead-Bismuth Eutectic being used as a coolant in some nuclear reactors and it is the proposed coolant for lead-cooled fast reactors.
Lead-Bismuth is also very useful as a radiation shield, effectively blocking gamma radiation, but at the same time not blocking neutrons. Lead and Bismuth can also be used as spallation targets in order to produce a beam of neutrons.
In addition to Lead-Bismuth alloys Nuclead can produce any standard and custom lead alloy of lead with Copper, Antimony, Tin, Zinc, Aluminum and other metals. Alloys pours can be manufactured in all sizes and weights from 1 lb. to 20,000 lbs.
About Nuclead:
Nuclead Mfg. Co Inc. is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative Shielding, and X-ray inspection products. With nearly 30 years in providing advanced Shielding & X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a combination of technologies, and expertise unmatched by any other company. These technologies offer superior service and products.
Nuclead’s complete range of products includes shielding for cargo inspection, baggage screening and passenger screening systems for facility and aviation security. Nuclead supplies products for the; Scientific & Technical, Nuclear & energy, Oil well services, Construction (GC, Building & Bridge), Manufacturing, X-ray, Medical equipment & Supplies, Research, Elevator, Marine/boating, and Sporting industries. Nuclead’s sophisticated products are used to protect high-threat facilities and help combat terrorism and trade fraud; Gamma ray, Neutron, & X-ray shielding; and counterweight – ballast- & weight requirements.
Nuclead customers include Major Universities & Research centers, Leading government agencies, Military bases, General contractors, Manufactures, Hospitals and Corporations worldwide; including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and branches of the U.S. Military.