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Corning SAS through the “Corning® Sovis™ Solutions offering” designs, manufactures and supplies radiation shielding windows for more than 60 years.
Corning SAS through the “Corning® Sovis™ Solutions offering” designs, manufactures and supplies radiation shielding windows for more than 60 years.
Applications include fuel cycles for nuclear power plants, waste treatment, and nuclear laboratories to protect people from low- and high-level radioactivity.
These windows allow a visual control of operations conducted on radioactive elements into the hot cells. The wall thickness of one shielding window can reach up to 1.50 meter and the weight exceeds 12 tons!
Radiation Shielding Windows 'Design by Sovis'
'Design by Sovis'
'Design by Sovis'
Radiations shielding windows are embedded into the wall. Our design includes wall liner, window frame, glass blocks assembly, hot side alpha glass and cold side protective glass.
The composition, density and wall thickness of the Glass blocks assembly are specifically calculated by our engineering department to provide the specified radiation shielding protection, protect against dielectric discharge, prevent browning and ensure optimum light transmission during lifetime of service.
Materials used are best in class materials, such as lead glass blocks assembly for gamma ray shielding, as well as acrylic panel for neutron shielding.
Additional features can be designed on demand:
-fire safety,
-seismic restraints,
-gloveboxes design ( panel cut with holes for gloves )
-…
Corning provides dedicated services for heavy shielding applications
Radiations shielding windows are embedded into the wall. Our design includes wall liner, window frame, glass blocks assembly, hot side alpha glass and cold side protective glass.
The composition, density and wall thickness of the Glass blocks assembly are specifically calculated by our engineering department to provide the specified radiation shielding protection, protect against dielectric discharge, prevent browning and ensure optimum light transmission during lifetime of service.
Materials used are best in class materials, such as lead glass blocks assembly for gamma ray shielding, as well as acrylic panel for neutron shielding.
Additional features can be designed on demand:
-fire safety,
-seismic restraints,
-gloveboxes design ( panel cut with holes for gloves )
-…
Corning provides dedicated services for heavy shielding applications
Glass Characteristics
Glass Characteristics
Glass is the main component of a radiation shielding window. It provides both essential required functions: protection and vision.
The protection is related to glass thickness and composition: Corning SAS works with lead loaded glass (density : 3.3 - 5.2) and borosilicate (density : 2.5).
Some glass types can be cerium oxyde doped if needed to provide non browning properties (item with * below).
The vision comes from the extreme purity of the basic material, associated to polishing and assembling operations carried out with particular care.
Glass types
Corning proudly produces all glass types in France, under strict manufacturing standards, in accordance with ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 45001 (Health and Safety).
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Glass is the main component of a radiation shielding window. It provides both essential required functions: protection and vision.
The protection is related to glass thickness and composition: Corning SAS works with lead loaded glass (density : 3.3 - 5.2) and borosilicate (density : 2.5).
Some glass types can be cerium oxyde doped if needed to provide non browning properties (item with * below).
The vision comes from the extreme purity of the basic material, associated to polishing and assembling operations carried out with particular care.
Glass types
Corning proudly produces all glass types in France, under strict manufacturing standards, in accordance with ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 45001 (Health and Safety).
References
References
Sovis solutions have been installed and recommended on the market for more than 60 years. Over 5000 windows have been installed so far in more than 30 countries all over the world. Our windows are designed in order to meet the most stringent requirements for low, medium and high radioactivity work environments. Short overview available online. Contact us for more.
Sovis solutions have been installed and recommended on the market for more than 60 years. Over 5000 windows have been installed so far in more than 30 countries all over the world. Our windows are designed in order to meet the most stringent requirements for low, medium and high radioactivity work environments. Short overview available online. Contact us for more.