Boron rubbers india offers 30% boron polyethylene bpe 510 for thermal neutron shielding. Having 1.8 x 1022 boron atoms per cc. It serves as an effective thermal neutron poison. This is offered in slabs, bricks, rods, and cylinders. Bpe 510 is capable of thermalizing the neutrons via fast neutron collisions with hydrogen atoms and absorbs them by the boron atoms. Bpe 510 can control criticality, which is important in power reactor fuel handling.
