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Congress receives NRC report on unusual events
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its annual report to Congress for fiscal year 2023 on abnormal occurrences involving medical and industrial uses of radioactive material.
The report, which was announced by the NRC on May 3, is available on the NRC website.
Vasilij G. Kiptilyj, Alexander V. Matjukov, A. S. Mishin, Victor O. Najdenov, Igor A. Polunovskij, Leonid A. Rassadin, Igor N. Chugunov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 22 | Number 4 | December 1992 | Pages 454-460
Alpha-Particle Special | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A30080
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Experimental results of an alpha-particle diagnostic scheme based on the 9Be(α,n1γ)12C reaction are discussed. This reaction would be suitable for a wall-mounted diagnostic scheme in deuterium-tritium fusion to obtain information about the alpha-particle distribution above 1.7 MeV, where charge-exchange reactions would be less informative.
