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How to talk about nuclear
In your career as a professional in the nuclear community, chances are you will, at some point, be asked (or volunteer) to talk to at least one layperson about the technology you know and love. You might even be asked to present to a whole group of nonnuclear folks, perhaps as a pitch to some company tangential to your company’s business. So, without further ado, let me give you some pointers on the best way to approach this important and surprisingly complicated task.
Thomas R. Crites
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 49 | Number 1 | September 1972 | Pages 103-106
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22532
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The backscatter of normally incident bremsstrahlung spectra photons from semi-infinite materials was investigated experimentally. The bremsstrahlung sources were broad-beam radiation from a 2.0-MeV radiographic Van de Graaff and high intensity flash x-ray devices of 3.5-, 7.0-,and 10.5-MeV peak energy. The scattering media were concrete, iron, and lead. Four back scattering angles (120, 130, 140, and 150 deg) were studied. The scattered radiation was measured by means of thermoluminescent dosimeters (LiF) located in collimated shields. The experiments were designed for shielding studies and the results are presented in a form primarily for use in health protection shielding calculations.
