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ANS panel discussion looks at nuclear’s place in maritime, energy, medicine, space
The applications of nuclear energy extend beyond providing power to the electrical grid. Advanced nuclear technologies may soon have new applications in oil and gas facilities, in hospitals and clinics, on the open seas, and on the moon.
A June 1 executive session, “How Nuclear Technologies will Shape the Future Energy Economy,” at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference allowed experts have an open discussion on the future of nuclear advancements in multiple sectors.
G. U. Greger, K. Schügerl
Nuclear Technology | Volume 47 | Number 1 | January 1980 | Pages 208-212
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32424
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A new method has been developed that allows measurement of the concentration of solutes with polar groups in the bulk of suitable organic solvent phases as well as at the interface of this phase with an aqueous phase. The measuring method is based on the production of alpha particles and gamma rays by means of (n,α) and (n,γ) reactions in the liquid phase, in which boron or lithium compounds are solved. The alpha particles and gamma rays are detected by means of liquid scintillation. The separation of the pulses is carried out by means of pulse-shape analysis. This method can also be applied to the estimation of the interfacial area of liquid-liquid systems, since the intensity of the light emission of the scintillation solution is proportional to the interfacial area.