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NRC cancels advanced reactor meeting due to government shutdown
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it is cancelling an upcoming advanced reactor stakeholder meeting, originally scheduled for November 19, due to the government shutdown and the limitations on staffing at the agency.
W. H. Barber, O. H. Dengel, R. H. Vogt, C. V. Strain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 381-387
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30988
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Neutron activation analysis has been used to detect trace amounts of sodium and potassium in solid rocket propellants containing aluminum. The technique followed employs a water-pool reactor to irradiate the samples with thermal neutrons, and utilizes gamma-ray spectroscopy to nonde-structively analyze the samples for trace impurities. This technique permits precise and accurate determination of sodium and potassium in solid propellants containing as much as 20% aluminum.
