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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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Catherine Romano, Ram Venkataraman, David Glasgow, Ben Roach
Nuclear Technology | Volume 208 | Number 11 | November 2022 | Pages 1696-1703
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2070353
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The cross sections of 237Np and 238Np are important for accurate modeling and simulation of 238Pu in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Uncertainties in these cross sections can impact the ability to predict and optimize the target design and loading for 238Pu production targets. The effective capture cross section of 237Np in the location of pneumatic tube 1 in HFIR was measured as a first step in the measurement of the 238Np capture and fission cross sections. This paper describes the flux measurements, 237Np experiments, and data analysis of the 237Np capture cross section in HFIR.
