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How clean is coal : coal power plant ash pond regulations compared to nuclear reactor decommissioning standards

Creator:

Williams, Manuel P.

Abstract:

Coal power is the prominent source of energy in the United States (U.S.) and around the world. The byproducts of coal power contain many of the same radioactive nuclides that are found in the local environment just in higher concentrations. With so much of this ash being stockpiled, the amount...

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Masters Thesis
Design, construction, and characterization of a neutron depth profiling facility at the Oregon State University TRIGA® reactor with an advanced digital spectroscopy system

Creator:

Robinson, Joshua A.

Abstract:

In this work, Neutron Depth Profiling (NDP) analysis capability has been added to the Oregon State University TRIGA® Reactor Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Facility (PGNAA). This system has been implemented with an advanced digital spectroscopy system and is capable of rise time pulse shape analysis as well as coincidence...

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Dissertation