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OECD NEA meeting focuses on irradiation experiments
Members of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) joint undertaking gathered from September 29 to October 3 in Ketchum, Idaho, for the technical advisory group and governing board meetings hosted by Idaho National Laboratory. The FIDES-II Framework aims to ensure and foster competences in experimental nuclear fuel and structural materials in-reactor experiments through a diverse set of Joint Experimental Programs (JEEPs).
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.
