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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Three nations, three ways to recycle plastic waste with nuclear technology
Plastic waste pollutes oceans, streams, and bloodstreams. Nations in Asia and the Pacific are working with the International Atomic Energy Agency through the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative to tackle the problem. Launched in 2020, NUTEC Plastics is focused on using nuclear technology to both track the flow of microplastics and improve upstream plastic recycling before discarded plastic can enter the ecosystem. Irradiation could target hard-to-recycle plastics and the development of bio-based plastics, offering sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic products and building a “circular economy” for plastics, according to the IAEA.
V. J. Orphan, C. G. Hoot, V. C. Rogers
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 57 | Number 4 | August 1975 | Pages 309-327
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE75-A15423
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Gamma-ray production cross sections were measured for (n, xγ) reactions in natural iron from 0.86- to 16.74-MeV neutron energy using the IRT Linac pulsed-neutron source. The 847- and 1238-keV gamma-ray production cross sections are presented with very high neutron resolution. Also, cross sections for 13 principal gamma rays are given using 20 neutron-energy groups. Cross sections were determined for an additional 16 discrete gamma rays using 10 neutron-energy groups. In general, the cross sections for the discrete gamma rays are in agreement with previous measurements. The gamma-ray spectra for the 10 neutron-energy groups were also unfolded to obtain gamma-ray production cross sections for the sum of both discrete and continuum gamma rays. In the present work the continuum component constituted over half the total gamma-ray production cross sections above 8 MeV.
