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Brazilian model, nuclear advocate, and philanthropist Isabelle Boemeke, who the online TED lecture series describes as “the world’s first nuclear energy influencer,” was the subject of a recent New York Times article that explored her ardent support for and advocacy of nuclear technology.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 13 | Number 2 | February 1972 | Pages 225-226
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The role of impurity content in the irradiation of alumina has been investigated. The extra helium production from the impurities contributes only 2% or less of the helium production from pure alumina. It is concluded that the lower swelling indicative of higher purity alumina is probably due to its smaller grain size rather than a mechanism associated with the impurities per se.
