We have supplied Lead Metal Segment for Nuclear industry, USA. The main role of Lead Metal in Nuclear Industry is to avoid the radiation to escape out of the reactor. It basically acts as a shield for the harmful radiations that are produced at the time of nuclear Process.

The complete segment consists of 12 circular discs of Lead Metal which are of different shapes. The complete unit is about 70cm in height and 500kg by weight. This segment is an integrated part of a large machine setup that is used in Leakage detection of Heavy Water in a nuclear reactor. The segment we have made is used in a chamber surrounding the Heavy water storage in a Nuclear Reactor.

As we all know that Heavy water is an important type of coolant in a Reactor whose job is to slow down the fast moving Nuclear Fission reaction. It de-accelerates the speedy neutrons and halts the system when needed.

In a fission reaction, besides the two fission products, a few (in the case of U-235 2.47 on the average) neutrons are emitted. The principle of chain reaction is very easy therefore: a U235 nucleus is hit by a neutron, upon which fission occurs at a high probability.

The neutrons produced in this process can cause more fission; moreover, 200MeV energy is released each time. Consequently, the process becomes self-sustaining and no external neutron source is needed any longer.If the neutrons produced from fission induce only one new fission (because of escaping from the system or being captured inside) we say that the chain reaction is of constant intensity. If the neutrons generated from a fission reaction induce more than one fission than more and more fission reactions will take place in a unit time and the chain reaction will be diverging.

In order to stop this reaction Heavy water moderator is used which is highly contaminated and toxic for all living organisms and thus it requires proper handling & precautions.

Lead Metal is used for its leakage detection which avoids its radiation to move out. This is mainly because of its properties that makes it to play an important role in Nuclear World.