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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Inkjet droplets of radioactive material enable quick, precise testing at NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a technique called cryogenic decay energy spectrometry capable of detecting single radioactive decay events from tiny material samples and simultaneously identifying the atoms involved. In time, the technology could replace characterization tasks that have taken months and could support rapid, accurate radiopharmaceutical development and used nuclear fuel recycling, according to an article published on July 8 by NIST.
F. B. Litton, R. H. Perkins
Nuclear Technology | Volume 3 | Number 9 | September 1967 | Pages 556-559
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27938
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The effect of oxygen and nitrogen content of tantalum on its resistance to corrosion by molten plutonium-cerium-cobalt alloys was investigated. The impurity content of the tantalum ranged from 100- to 4400-ppm oxygen and from 20- to 1000-ppm nitrogen. The test was completed in five cycles over a period of 4700 h at 650°C. Plutonium penetration occurred at the closure welds through cracks attributed to mechanical stress from expansion of the fuel alloys on freezing and did not occur in capsules prepared from high-purity tantalum.
