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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.
James E. Schirber, Michael A. Butler, D. S. Ginley, Ronald I. Ewing
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 16 | Number 3 | November 1989 | Pages 397-400
Special Section Content | Cold Fusion Technical Notes | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A29133
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Various titanium and palladium metal and hydride preparations have been subjected to D2 gas loading at pressures up to 2.4 kbars followed by temperature cycling. Neutron yield was monitored in an underground laboratory with a detection system with a counting efficiency of ∼9.2% and a background of 10 count/h. No clearly identified neutron yield in excess of background has been detected.