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New coolants, new fuels: A new generation of university reactors
Here’s an easy way to make aging U.S. power reactors look relatively youthful: Compare them (average age: 43) with the nation’s university research reactors. The 25 operating today have been licensed for an average of about 58 years.
Richard C. Carlson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 60 | Number 2 | February 1983 | Pages 244-252
Technical Paper | Radiation Effects and Their Relationship to Geological Repository / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33079
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An examination has been made of the feasibility of using thermoluminescence (TL) for the self-dosimetry of the rock surrounding a canister of nuclear waste. The rock investigated was quartz monzonite from the Climax Stock, a granite intrusive at the Nevada Test Site. Samples of the rock were irradiated by 60Co to doses of 103 to 109 rads, then ground to a fine powder and read for TL response at a heating rate of 1°C/s. The procedures are described in detail to allow their duplication by others. Effects of total dose, thermal history after irradiation, grinding to a powder after irradiation, mineral composition, and powder grain size were investigated. Although all of these factors were found to be important, the use of TL in this manner appears promising.
