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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.
R. R. Spencer, H. Beer
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 60 | Number 4 | August 1976 | Pages 390-398
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE76-A26900
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The neutron capture cross section of 59Co has been measured in the energy range from 6 to 200 keV using an 800-ℓ liquid-scintillator detector in conjunction with a pulsed 3-MV Van de Graaff generator as a neutron source. The excellent time resolution of the system, full width of 2.8 nsec at half maximum, permitted derivation of radiation widths for single s-wave resonances to 50-keV neutron energy. Average radiation widths of 0.564 ± 0.024 eVand 0.486 ± 0.016 eV were found for seven J = 3 resonances and ten J = 4 resonances, respectively. No significant correlation between and Γy was found for either spin state. The Maxwellian-averaged cross section for kT = 30 keV was found to be 38 mb over the region from 0.0253-eV to 200-keV neutron energy.
