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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company, Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Jeffrey L. Arndt, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jorge V. Carvajal, Irwin, PA (US);
Shawn C. Stafford, Scottdale, PA (US);
Melissa M. Heagy, Butler, PA (US);
John R. Abel, II, Allison Park, PA (US);
Robert W. Flammang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael R. Ickes, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for non-organic electronic components is provided which includes an inner cavity for housing non-organic electronic components and a neutron shielding barrier surrounding the inner cavity and the electronic components housed within the cavity. The barrier is formed from a neutron reflecting material in solid or powdered form and a neutron absorbing material in solid or powdered form. An optional structural support is provided in certain aspects of the enclosure design.