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DOE announces awards for three university nuclear education outreach programs
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has announced more than $590,000 in funding awards to help three universities enhance their outreach in nuclear energy education. The awards, which are part of the DOE Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) University Reactor Sharing and Outreach Program, are primarily designed to provide students in K-12, vocational schools, and colleges with access to university research reactors in order to increase awareness of nuclear science, engineering, and technology and to foster early interest in nuclear energy-related careers.
L. Leonard Packer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1967 | Pages 360-365
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27858
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The 31 and 81 keV x- and gamma-ray emissions, curie level specific activity, 5 day half-life, and reasonable cost make 133Xe an attractive source for use in cancer implantation therapy. The qualifications of 133Xe as an implantation source, and an analysis of shielding and absorption characteristics are discussed. A method for source fabrication using liquid nitrogen cryo-pumping and heat sealing of plastic tubing is described.
