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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
1. ACCELERATOR AND ACCELERATOR DRIVEN FACILITIES
2. ACCELERATOR AND ACCELERATOR DRIVEN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
3. NUCLEAR DATA
4. ACCELERATORS FOR MATERIAL SCIENCE
5. HIGH-POWER ACCELERATOR COMPONENTS AND TARGETS
6. EFFECTS ON MATERIALS FOR MICROELECTRONICS WITH FAST PARTICLES
7. ACCELERATORS FOR SECURITY AND FORENSICS
8. ACCELERATORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
9. MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF ACCELERATORS
10.INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ACCELERATORS
11.ACCELERATORS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
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