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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a technique called cryogenic decay energy spectrometry capable of detecting single radioactive decay events from tiny material samples and simultaneously identifying the atoms involved. In time, the technology could replace characterization tasks that have taken months and could support rapid, accurate radiopharmaceutical development and used nuclear fuel recycling, according to an article published on July 8 by NIST.
T.F. Yang, R.J. LeClaire, E.S. Bobrov, L. Bromberg, D.R. Cohn, J.E.C. Williams
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 838-842
Magnet Engineering | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40137
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A conceptual design for a demountable TF coil is presented. The work is being pursued as part of an ongoing study of the Resistive Magnet Commercial Tokamak Reactor (RCTR) at MIT. The RCTR is an attractive commercial tokamak option which utilizes resistive magnets characterized by low stresses, low current density and moderate dissipated power. The demountable coil design for RCTR presented here features a relatively simple configuration with a large cross-section available for current transfer in the joint. The concept allows for complete removal of the TF coil with the blanket/first wall in place. Analysis also indicates significant advantages for the overall RCTR concept due to the possibility of placement of the EF and OH coils within the TF bore. These advantages include reduced PF coil size, dissipated power and TF overturning.