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Support for a new age of nuclear power.
Providing constant baseload electricity with zero carbon emissions, nuclear reactivity is among the world’s safest and most reliable energy sources. 3M has supported commercial nuclear applications since 1988, delivering materials technology throughout the nuclear fuel cycle. We are one of just a few commercial sources in the world to maintain facilities for separation of boron isotopes, offering secure, consistent supplies for water chemistry, neutron absorption, emergency shutdown, fuel control and fuel storage.
There’s more. We continue developing products to help the industry meet upcoming advancements in nuclear reactor design and technology, by providing enriched boron compounds, advanced metal matrix composites (AMMCs), and technical ceramics solutions that cannot be procured from any other known source in the world. That means offering the market solutions to help nuclear design and system engineers control fission reactions. Help them manage fuel storage safely and efficiently. Help them reduce time from plant to recycling.
Learn about 3M's holistic solutions for the nuclear industry (PDF, 503 KB).
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Stable isotopesOur manufacturing processes allow 10B enrichment exceeding 96% isotopic purity, and overall chemical purity >99.9. We are a marketplace leader in supplying 10B - 3M™ 10B Enriched Boron - helping our customers manage their fuel control and storage, potentially reducing their operational radiation exposure, extending their fuel burn time and helping reduce the intensity of duration of emergency shutdowns, as well as for neutron detection and helping streamline waste management. We are also a reliable source for solutions such as 3M™ 10B Enriched Boric Acid to help customers control nuclear reaction rates and balance their heat output, and 3M™ 11B Enriched Boron compounds for specific neutron reflective properties.
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3M supplies 3M™ 10B Enriched Boron Carbide (10B4C) to help our customers meet industry standards such as ASTM C750 and ASTM C751, and we can custom synthesize them to help meet specific purity and stoichiometry requirements for isotopically enriched 10B materials.
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Non-enriched, boron-specific neutron-absorbing solutions include 3M™ Advanced Metal Matrix Composites (AMMC) – highly dense, minimally porous materials featuring excellent clad-to-core bonding and dramatically lower water absorption vs. previous generation of 3M Boral composites.
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We continue to develop some of the latest advancements in nuclear reactor technology, and 3M™ Castable Ceramics are at the forefront. Customizable, chemically bonded phosphate ceramics are applicable for nuclear criticality control, solidification, waste remediation and neutron shielding.
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Our commitment to technologies that help advance nuclear power
3M supports our customers in the safer and more efficient operations of their nuclear facilities as an important alternative for reliable and low-carbon power generation. We combine our continuously developing solutions with advanced testing procedures such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, particle size analysis, BET surface area measurement and atomic absorption spectroscopy for solutions that consistently meet or exceed exacting customer requirements.
Nuclear energy is just part of our commitment. Our broader energy solutions – renewable energy, vehicle electrification, energy efficiency, waste reduction and more – can help you deliver scalable impacts in critical industries.
Let’s work together
We support spec-in design, building and production with analytical laboratories and complete testing capabilities on a global scale.
Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M Technical Specialist. Call 800-367-8905 (7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST)
We support spec-in design, building and production with analytical laboratories and complete testing capabilities on a global scale.
Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M Technical Specialist. Call 800-367-8905 (7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST)
