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NRC proposes changes to its rules on nuclear materials
In response to Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” the NRC is proposing sweeping changes to its rules governing the use of nuclear materials that are widely used in industry, medicine, and research. The changes would amend NRC regulations for the licensing of nuclear byproduct material, some source material, and some special nuclear material.
As published in the May 18 Federal Register, the NRC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule and draft interim guidance until July 2.
Emilio Franconi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 6 | Number 2 | September 1984 | Pages 414-419
Technical Paper | Selected papers from the Ninth International Vacuum Congress and the Fifth International Conference on Solid Surfaces (Madrid, Spain, September 26-October 1, 1983) | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23215
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Transmission of microwave radiation at the lower hybrid frequency may induce multipactor breakdown in the coupling structure of a tokamak machine. To increase the R.F. power throughput to a plasma, secondary electron emission on the waveguide walls and subsequent electron multiplication which cause multipactor breakdown effect must be reduced. In this work measurements of secondary electron yields δ of two kinds of coatings (graphite, TiC) on S.S. were performed as a function of primary beam energies (100 eV; 1.1 keV). Also uncoated stainless steel was measured. Results show δ to have a typical energy dependence, with a peak occuring at 200 to 300 eV for normal electron beam incidence. The graphite and TiC coatings after surface treatment give δmax < 1, which allows to reduce multipacting in waveguide.