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When it’s right, you know it. NELCO offers the ideal range of materials, densities, and strengths to securely protect areas of all sizes. Every NELCO product is designed and manufactured to strict industry codes to ensure quality, functionality, and safety. Many complex medical challenges have been solved with custom products from our team of experts, and we work closely with our clients to utilize the most cost-efficient products within the available space. When you can’t afford to go wrong, NELCO gets it right.
NELCO’s Borated Polyethylene is the perfect choice for shielding neutrons for applications such as cargo screening, border protection and nuclear submarines. The borated polyethylene sheets come in 5% boron by weight and 30% boron by weight. The borated polyethylene sheets can be cut and/or machined to your specifications.

Neutron Shielding Protection
Cargo Screening
Nuclear Submarines and Naval Ships

5% Boron by Weight
30% Boron by Weight
4’ x 8’ x1” sheets other thicknesses available

Continuing developments in the field of nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceuticals have greatly increased the need for custom nuclear radiation containment chambers. Also known as hot cells, these units range in size from small cabinet-size chambers to full units that feature viewing windows and protected hand access ports for manual fabrication. The expert teams at NELCO work individually with our clients to custom-design shielding solutions and value-engineer larger, room-like hot cells that maximize safety while minimizing space and cost. For nuclear radiation shielding, no one is more effective than NELCO.
AlphaShield Modular Lead Brick

NELCO has a long history of manufacturing custom lead-lined storage containers to your specification for storing radioactive materials. Whether you’re an OEM, Medical Facility, Laboratory or nuclear facility NELCO has the necessary team of engineers and physicists to design and manufacture the appropriate storage container to fit your application. Nobody can ensure your peace of mind like NELCO can with our experience, design and manufacturing capabilities.
Related Products and Services:
Sheet and plate lead (link)
Metal fabrication (link)
Lead Casting (link)
Lead Laminations (link)

• Lead is completely encapsulated.
• Standard finish is paint with powder coating optional.
• All storage containers are available with locking lids.
• All storage units available with a hinged or removable lid.
• All storage containers can be labeled with appropriate safety warning notices.
• Larger storage containers may be equipped with casters.:

• Storing and transporting radioactive materials and isotopes
• Storing and transporting radioactive waste

Does NELCO offer industrial shielding services outside of the U.S.?
Yes, we provide industrial shielding services worldwide.

How much experience does NELCO have in shielding for industrial use?
NELCO has over 80 years of experience in this marketplace.

The pedigree of the most trusted family of shielded doors in history. GUARDIAN™, the only shielded doors with an actual pedigree, serve the DIAGNOSTIC (PET, PET/CT, X-Ray, and MRI), RADIATION THERAPY (Swing, Sliding, and Bi-Parting), and INDUSTRIAL SHIELDING (Swing and Sliding) needs of the global community, making them the most comprehensive family of shielded doors anywhere.