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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Siting of Canadian repository gets support of tribal nation
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced that Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has indicated its willingness to support moving forward to the next phase of the site selection process to host a deep geological repository for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel.
Paul R. Beaumont, Daniel M. Clairmonte
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 80 | Number 8 | November 2024 | Pages 1024-1030
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2284396
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Recollecting and purifying unburned tritium is a preferred process for D-T fusion operations. However, tritium containing byproducts act as a potential holdup for the material, requiring additional processing to liberate the tritium. Using deuterium as a surrogate for tritium, this work demonstrates the capture and isotope exchange of deuterated ammonia using a Pt catalyst–loaded 5A molecular sieve, performed at ambient temperatures, verified by the analysis of the effluent gas streams and desorbed ammonia isotopologues post exchange.