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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
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Cs-137 sealed source found in Western Australia
A rendering of the sealed source capsule’s appearance. (Image: DFES)
Australian emergency services has located the lost sealed source, the BBC reported early February 1.
The caesium-137 capsule, part of a density gauge used at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine in Western Australia, was found after a survey vehicle travelling at 70 km/h (43 mph) detected radiation, according to the report. According to Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services, the capsule was located on the roadside of the Great Northern Highway, south of Newman. A serial number verified it was the lost source.
Last week, as reported yesterday by Nuclear Newswire, Australian authorities began searching 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) of Australia’s Great Northern Highway, between Perth and the remote town of Newman, for a lost sealed-source capsule containing cesium-137. The source was part of a density gauge used by mining company Rio Tinto at its mining operations in Western Australia.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Haselton
Session Chair:
Giuseppe Palmiotti
Session Organizers:
Piero Ravetto (Politecnico di Torino)
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The Fast Neutron Source at UTK: A Project with Massimo Salvatores
V. Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), J. Pevey (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), A. Depillis (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), O. Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), S. Bogetic (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), W. Hines (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Summary
A Revisitation of the ENEA TAPIRO Fast Source Reactor Neutronic Capabilities.
S. Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), M. Carta (ENEA), N. Burgio (ENEA), V. Fabrizio (ENEA), L. Falconi (ENEA), V. Peluso (ENEA), A. Santagata (ENEA)
A Refined Assessment of Nuclear Data Target Accuracy Requirements for ALFRED
Donato Maurizio Castelluccio (ENEA), Giacomo Grasso (ENEA), Francesco Lodi (ENEA), Vincenzo Peluso (ENEA)
Status of the WPEC Subgroup 46 Efficient and Effective Use of Integral Experiments for Nuclear Data Validation
M. Hursin (Paul Scherrer Institute), O. Cabellos (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), G. Palmiotti (INL)
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