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Work-study master’s program in nuclear offered in Italy
Energy company Ansaldo Energia recently hosted a ceremony at its headquarters in Genoa, Italy, marking the launch of the Master in Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants program, which it developed in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano. A call for graduates in engineering, physics, and chemistry issued in May attracted more than 300 applications, 26 of which were selected for the program.
N.P. Kherani, W.T. Shmayda
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 893-898
Tritium Safety | Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30518
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On the basis of the principle of gas ionization, a simple, compact and portable surface activity monitor for tritium has been conceived. Theoretical analysis suggest that the ionization surface activity monitor would have a sensitivity of about 74 Bq cm−2, this sensitivity value having being determined for a measurement surface area of 1 cm2 and current measurement limit of 1 fA. Experimentally, several proof of principle tests have been carried out demonstrating the validity and viability of the ionization surface activity monitor. The results show that the ionization surface activity monitor is a simple, direct and effective tool for the measurement of tritium activity on surfaces and in the near surface regions.
