Radioactive waste repository when contacted by water provides borates that absorb neutrons
| Patent Number: | 11721448 |
| Issued: | 8/8/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A container holds radioactive material. A sub-criticality controller protects the radioactive material from reaching a criticality from contact with the water. The sub-criticality controller includes a metallic composition having at least one metal component and at least one borate component bonded to the at least one metal component. The metallic composition forms borates when the metallic composition contacts the water. |
| Filed: | 7/9/2020 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |