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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.
Frederick M. Mann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 6 | Number 2 | September 1984 | Pages 273-287
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23158
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The activation of 27 elements (Li, Be, B, C, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, and Pb) was calculated for a 2-yr exposure at the STARFIRE first-wall position. Based on a reasonable extension of current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations for near-surface land disposal, restrictions on nitrogen, aluminum, nickel, copper, niobium, molybdenum, and lead concentrations in first-wall materials may be required.