Nuclear Test Reactor
Defense & Science
Nuclear Test Reactor
The beryllium produced by Materion Corporation has an extensive heritage in the nuclear test reactor market. Chemical and physical properties, including a low atomic number and “Z” characteristics, make beryllium an ideal material for nuclear applications.
Beryllium Nuclear Properties
Beryllium’s low density, in combination with other atomic properties, makes beryllium the material of choice for neutron reflectors and moderators in the design of reactors. In particular, the high scattering cross section of beryllium makes it effective in decelerating neutrons to the levels required for controlled nuclear reactor operation.
When used as a neutron reflector, beryllium acts to guide scattered neutrons into the desired path in reactors. The low thermal neutron capture cross section of beryllium provides an additional neutrons management modality, and increases flux density through the Be9 (n, 2n) Be8 reaction.
Beryllium Products in Action
In nuclear fusion reactors, the low atomic number and high melting temperature of beryllium enables higher plasma purity and higher density operations. Beryllium is used in the Joint European Torus (JET) test reactor in the United Kingdom, and has been designed into the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), and CERN LHC Colliders in Europe and the Brookhaven RHIC Collider in the United States.
Materion Nuclear Test Reactor Materials
Learn more about Materion nuclear test reactor materials and how high performance beryllium can help you by contacting Materion Corporation.
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