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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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Bipartisan nuclear waste bill introduced in U.S. House
U.S. representatives Mike Levin (D., Calif.) and August Pfluger (R., Texas) have introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would establish an independent agency to manage the country’s nuclear waste.
In addition to establishing a new, single-purpose administration to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, the bill would direct a consent-based siting process for nuclear waste facilities and ensure reliable funding for managing nuclear waste by providing access to the Nuclear Waste Fund. According to Pfluger and Levin, the bill’s provisions are in line with recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
Vishnu B. Subrahmanyam, Dwayne R. Speer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 86 | Number 2 | August 1989 | Pages 207-213
Technical Paper | Decontamination and Decommissioning / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34272
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Transuranic waste isotope activity of 0.11 TBq (2.93 Ci) was found in 40 replaceable cartridges of a deep-bed fiberglass filter assembly. An investigation was initiated to provide information required for preparation of safety analyses and decommissioning plans. The filter assembly was suspected to contain 4 TBq (100 Ci) of plutonium, based on ambient neutron flux, confirmed by thermoluminescent dosimeters, and quantified by passive activation of indium foils. However, chemical analyses of smear samples are not consistent with this predicted activity. Americium-241, 244Cm, and isotopes of plutonium are identified by chemical separations and alpha energy analysis of dissolved smears. Isotopic composition based on measured relative alpha activities is used to establish the transuranic content. A major fraction of the observed ambient neutron flux is attributable to 244Cm, a nontransuranic radionuclide.
