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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.
Vijay R. Nargundkar, Tejen Kumar Basu, Om Prakrash Joneja, Madhukar Ramchandra Phiske, Sripad Krishnaji Sadavarte
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 6 | Number 1 | July 1984 | Pages 93-96
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Neutron multiplication measurement in 20-cm-thick beryllium oxide in rectangular geometry using 14-MeV neutrons has been carried out, and it is found that the experimental value of neutron multiplication is ∼25% lower than the calculated value. This confirms the measurement done earlier with beryllium metal.
