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IAEA program uses radioisotopes to protect rhinos
After two years of testing, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have begun officially implementing the Rhisotope Project, an innovative effort to combat rhino poaching and trafficking by leveraging nuclear technology.
Lawrence Ruby, Joseph Bechen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 6 | Number 4 | October 1959 | Pages 272-278
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A28843
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This system uses a large organic scintillator as a moderator for a burst of fast neutrons, many of which are subsequently captured by the hydrogen in the scintillator. The pulses produced by the 2.2-Mev capture γ-rays are observed by four photomultiplier tubes whose anodes are paralleled. The output pulses are amplified and counted by a 10-Mc scaler. The scaler is gated to count for 300 µsec after the pulse, during which interval background is very small. Statistically significant information on total neutron output may be obtained for as few as 103 neutrons per pulse, with practically no upper limit. Relative calibration of the system is simple, and absolute calibrations are stable and reproducible.