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Proving DRACO will deliver
The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.
Mr. G. D. Whitlock
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 523-528
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29800
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As world communications improve, a common basis of understanding is essential. It is no longer sufficient to just make measurements, they must be internationally credible. The latest recommendations of ICRP, and the International Standard “evaluation of surface contamination Part 2 Tritium” are applied in practical terms, to achieve accredited measurements for the evaluation of tritium surface contamination. Three main requirements are explained. 1-A calibration reference source with certified emission rate. 2-A calibratable surface measuring instrument. 3-Reproducible measurements of all forms of surface activity.
