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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
D. Van Eester
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 41 | Number 2 | March 2002 | Pages 155-160
Kinetic Theory | doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A11963513
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An overview is given of methods available to solve the (partial) differential equations describing plasma heating and current drive. Weakness and strength of each method is briefly discussed.
