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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
Scott D. Crockett, Franz J. Freibert
Nuclear Technology | Volume 207 | Number 1 | December 2021 | Pages S286-S294
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1913036
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The hydrodynamic response of materials under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature, and strain is dependent on the equation of state of the matter in all its states of existence. The Trinity plutonium implosion device development required the Los Alamos physics and engineering research community to advance the understanding of equations of state further and faster than ever before. The unpredicted high yield from the Trinity fission device explosion and the push to design the “Super” thermonuclear device initiated 75 years of unprecedented research and technological progress in equation of state development. This paper describes the progress made on equation of state development during and since the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.