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Diablo Canyon advocacy, Midwest nuclear legislation among April state news items
Pending, passed, and coveted legislation involving nuclear energy made their way across multiple state capitol buildings in the month of April. Here are a few notable updates from California, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Francis H. Clark
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 6 | June 1969 | Pages 588-593
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28289
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Gamma-ray buildup factors, both exposure (dose) and energy absorption, were calculated for sand (SiO2), air (N78O22), and cellulose or wood (C6H10O5). A moments method program coded for the CDC-1604 computer was the principal computing device used.
