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A day in the life of the nuclear community
The November issue of Nuclear News is focused on the individuals who make up our nuclear community.
We invited a small group of those individuals to tell us about their day-to-day work in some of the many occupations and applications of nuclear science and technology, and they responded generously. They were ready to tell us about the part they play, together with colleagues and team members, in supplying clean energy, advancing technology, protecting safety and health, and exploring fundamental science.
In these pages, we see a community that can celebrate both those workdays that record progress moving at a steady pace and the exceptional days when a goal is reached, a briefing is delivered, a contract goes through, a discovery is made, or an unforeseen challenge is overcome.
The Nuclear News staff hopes that you enjoy meeting these members of our community—or maybe get reacquainted with friends—through their words and photos.
Takahiko Sugiyama, Kei Sugiura
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 71 | Number 4 | May 2017 | Pages 473-477
Technical Paper | dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1293424
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For decreasing the HETP value of a column packed with a crown ether adsorbent for the separation of lithium isotopes by displacement chromatography, adsorbents were prepared using porous silica beads having diameters of 60, 100, and 250 μm and benzo-15-crown-5 ether. The HETP values of the packed column were estimated by chromatographic experiments by data obtained from breakthrough curves. The HETP values decreased with the particle diameter of the adsorbent, and an HETP value of 0.16 mm was obtained for a particle diameter of 60 μm. Numerical simulation results suggested that the HETP value can be possibly reduced to the order of 10 μm by using an adsorbent with a particle diameter of 5 μm.
