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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
E.T. Cheng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 541-545
Nonelectric Applications | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963292
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A study was performed of a lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) cooled blanket with integral fast reactor-type fuel to burn actinides extracted from the fission reactor spent fuel. Detailed burn-up calculations were completed.
Performance parameters such as k-eff, tritium breeding ratio, and blanket energy multiplication during burn-up were obtained to assess the characteristics of a LBE cooled transmutation system. Technical issues associated with use of LBE for burning the transuranic actinides were identified.
