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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.
G. G. Simons, T. J. Yule
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 53 | Number 2 | February 1974 | Pages 162-175
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE74-A23342
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The use of thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) to determine gamma-ray heating in a zero-power fast-reactor environment is considered. Generalized cavity-ionization theory is used to determine the relationship between the gamma-ray heating in the medium and the energy deposited in a TLD placed within the medium. The relationship is a function of the composition of the TLD and the surrounding medium, the size of the TLD, and the gamma-ray spectrum in the medium. Calculations are presented for several combinations of these variables. Data on the response of TLD materials to fast neutrons are reviewed. The fast-neutron-induced contribution to the thermoluminescent output relative to the gamma-ray-induced contribution is investigated. The relationship between the thermoluminescent response and the energy deposited in the dosimeter is also discussed.
