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Rooms and Enclosures

Walk-in rooms and x-ray enclosures

At Electron-X we design, project manage and build safe walk-in enclosures for X-ray inspection. Construction is usually lead-steel, lead-ply or concrete, often incorporating heavy motorised lead-lined doors. All rooms and enclosures are built to match our customers' requirements and to meet or exceed current standards and regulations.

Successful projects include refrigerated rooms for food inspection, self-contained rooms for shipping overseas and modular rooms for use in temporary locations.

Concrete Rooms

Electron-X specialise in the design and installation of purpose made X-ray rooms and enclosures using concrete for radiation shielding.

The design and installation methods are more complex than with many other cast concrete structures, because of the need to maintain the integrity of the shielding.

The optimum layout is worked out with the customer and then tests and calculations are carried out to ensure that the foundations are suitable for the large additional loads being placed on them.

Once installation begins a framework of re-enforcing steelwork is built, then shuttering is erected to create a cavity. The cavity is filled with concrete using a controlled pour to ensure even distribution of aggregate and to minimise the possibility of cracking or the creation of air pockets

These are permanent structures, usually suited to high kV and high power applications, or where very large components are being inspected.

Electron-X have designed and built a number of concrete exposure bays during the last 3 years, some of which are described in more detail on our recent projects page.

 

Concrete room under construction
Concrete room under construction

Lead-Steel Enclosures

X-ray enclosures can also be made using pre-fabricated steel frames with lead-steel or lead-ply lining. These are quicker to erect and can be dismantled and moved if required.

Lead-steel X-ray rooms are more often used for lower kV applications or where cast concrete is inappropriate.

Recent projects using steel frameworks and lead shielding include a large rolling roof for TWI.

 

Lead-Steel Roof under construction
Lead-Steel Roof under construction

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Electron-X Ltd, 20, Burners Lane, Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes MK11 3HB, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1908 566794

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Email: sales@electron-x.co.uk

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