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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.
Masaki Taniguchi, Kazuyuki Nakamura, Kazuyoshi Sato, Koichiro Ezato, Kenji Yokoyama, Masato Akiba
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 890-893
Divertor and Plasma-Facing Components | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963352
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Disruption erosion tests on La2O3 containing and pure tungsten materials were performed by the electron beam irradiation facility. As a result, it was found that the disruption erosion of La2O3 – W evaluated from the weight loss was three times larger than that of pure – W. The surface observations suggest that the splashing of the melted layer during the electron beam irradiation occurs only for the La2O3 – W, which results in the larger weight loss in disruption erosion. This is considered to be due to the lower melting point of the added La2O3.
