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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.
J. W. Sterbentz, J. E. O'Brien, R. A. Anderl, G. R. Smolik, D. A. Petti, K. A. McCarthy
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 773-778
Chamber Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963332
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A preliminary design is presented for the FLIQURE or Fusion LIQUid Release Experiment. This experimental system is designed to measure the mobilization of tritium, fluorine, and other constituents in molten Flibe following trace neutron irradiation at fusion-relevant temperatures (500-1000°C). Trace neutron irradiation is achieved using a spontaneous fission 252Cf source that produces a relatively uniform concentration of tritium in the Flibe. The experimental goals aim to better understand the mechanisms, mobilization rates, and physiochemical forms of tritium mobilized from the Flibe along with other potentially detectable radioactive isotopes and toxic-material species under inert-gas, air, and steam-ingress conditions. System design details are discussed which include neutronic studies to optimize tritium production, thermal design to maintain and isolate molten Flibe, and instrumentation to meet experimental goals.