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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.
Aliya O. Sadvakassova, Irina L. Tazhibayeva, Ergasy A. Kenzhin, Zhanna A. Zaurbekova, Timur V. Kulsartov, Yuri N. Gordiyenko, Yevgeni V. Chikhray
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 60 | Number 1 | July 2011 | Pages 9-15
doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A12398
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The main goal of the carried out investigations was to examine behaviour of hydrogen isotopes (and evaluation of interaction parameters such as coefficients of diffusion, permeation and solubility) in materials of first wall and divertor of fusion facility in conditions approximate to its real working i.e. under simultaneous impact of hydrogen isotopes, high temperatures and reactor radiation.
