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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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
S. Chaudhury, S. A. Ansari, P. K. Mohapatra, D. M. Noronha, J. S. Pillai, Ashutosh Srivastava, I. C. Pius
Nuclear Technology | Volume 205 | Number 5 | May 2019 | Pages 727-735
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1510699
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Laboratory-scale studies were carried out to develop an analytical methodology for the processing of plutonium-bearing analytical laboratory waste at liter scale using hollow fiber–supported liquid membrane (HFSLM) technique by selective recovery of plutonium from uranium, americium, and other laboratory chemicals. In the first stage, uranium and plutonium were selectively transported from the feed to the receiver phase using 30% tri-n-butyl phosphate/n-dodecane which was used as the carrier in HFSLM. From the thus separated uranium and plutonium mixture, Pu(III) was selectively precipitated as ammonium plutonium(III)-oxalate [NH4Pu(C2O4)2 · 3H2O], leaving most of the uranium in the supernatant solution. A combination of HFSLM method followed by ammonium plutonium–oxalate precipitation is faster, gives lower radiation exposure to working personnel, and generates lesser volume of secondary waste as compared to traditional precipitation/ion-exchange technique. Furthermore, the present methodology signifies its importance in providing a very good yield of Pu recovery (>99%) from waste solution.