Application of Stable Lead Isotope Pb-208 in Nuclear Power Engineering and its Acquisition Techniques

The Book Provides An Overview Of The Advantages In Using Lead Enriched With Stable Lead Isotope Lead-208 Instead Of Natural Lead As A Coolant Of Fast Reactors (frs) And Accelerator Driven Systems (ads). Lead-208 As A Twice Magic Nucleus Has Low Cross Sections Of Neutron Radiation Capture And Small Moderation Of Neutrons In The Range Of Neutron Energies 10 Ev – 20 Mev, I.e. In Fr And Ads Core Neutron Spectra. These Unique Features Of Lead-208 Lead To The Economy Of Neutrons, Hardening The Neutron Spectra And Other Profitable Factors.