IATA special provision for BF3 neutron detectors

IATA 190 and DOT SP 238 went into effect on January 1st, 2013 and since then thousands of BF3 neutron detectors have been shipped around the world without the former complications of DOT special permits and competent authority approvals.  Detectors with 1 gram or less of gas in packages of up to 52 grams per…

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USPTO awards patent to LND

LND, Inc. has been awarded a patent for an enhanced sensitivity neutron detection module that uses boron trifluoride as the detection medium.   The NDM achieves equivalent sensitivities to Helium-3 systems of the same physical dimensions.  The NDM incorporates a number of safety features, including a BF3 adsorbent, and an ambient fill pressure.  In fact,…

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Since 1964, LND, Incorporated has been a leader in the design and manufacture of ionization chambers,Geiger tubes, x-ray proportional counters and neutron detectors. With over a thousand different designs, this website can contain only a sampling of our product line.

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Aug. 9, 2016 U.S. DOT Special Provision 238 harmonizes transportation regulations with new IATA Special Provision A190 for the shipment of Boron trifluoride neutron detectors.

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Change to Transportation Regulations

Major Change to Transportation Regulations for Neutron Detectors Containing Boron Trifluoride At the twenty-third session of the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel, which took place in October, 2011, in Montreal, a special provision allowing the international cargo aircraft shipment of BF3 neutron detectors was adopted. IATA Special Provision A190 went into effect on January 1, 2013,…

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