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NRC proposes changes to its rules on nuclear materials
In response to Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” the NRC is proposing sweeping changes to its rules governing the use of nuclear materials that are widely used in industry, medicine, and research. The changes would amend NRC regulations for the licensing of nuclear byproduct material, some source material, and some special nuclear material.
As published in the May 18 Federal Register, the NRC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule and draft interim guidance until July 2.
S. C. McGuire,T. Z. Hossain, R. J. Soave
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 117 | Number 2 | June 1994 | Pages 134-139
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE94-A20080
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The recent use is reported of neutron activation analysis to determine the elemental content of silicon-germanium layers that were epitaxially grown on antimony-doped single crystal silicon substrates. The substrates formed part of gold-contact Schottky diode circuits. Gamma rays from the activation products 75Ge and 77Ge were used, and the usefulness was demonstrated of the gallium Kα X ray, emitted in the electron capture decay of 71 Ge, to identify and quantify the germanium in our samples. Minor components of the silicon matrix and their bulk atomic concentrations for specimens having masses of ∼56 mg were germanium (4 ppm), gold (2 ppm), and antimony (32 ppm). Estimates for the germanium atom fraction x, in the layers, in the range of 6 to 8%, were obtained for the samples studied.