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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.
W. G. Pettus, I. E. Dayton
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 4 | Number 4 | October 1958 | Pages 522-529
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A28828
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Measurements have been made to determine the effect of mutual shielding on the resonance absorption of neutrons by tightly packed thorium oxide lattice pins. From these measurements, correction factors have been obtained for reducing the results of single-pin resonance integral measurements to the effective lattice values. A comparison of the experimental results with the predictions of the theory of Dancoff and Ginsburg is included.