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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.
Anil Kumar, Cherif Sahraoui
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 13 | Number 3 | March 1988 | Pages 484-494
Technical Paper | Alpha-Particle Workshop / Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25126
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Reaction rates of 115In(n, n′) and 90Zr(n,2n) were measured on various axial positions inside single slabs of 18-cm-thick beryllium and 15-cm-thick lead kept in front of a Haefely deuterium-tritium neutron generator. These experimental axial activity profiles, and those for the zirconium/indium ratio, are compared to those computed using the two-dimensional discrete ordinates code DOT 3.5 coupled to a compatible first-collision source evaluator code GREATUNCL. Generally, a satisfactory agreement is seen between these profiles for both beryllium and lead slabs.