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Creator:: Sanchez, Timothy J.
Abstract:: Thin foil samples of special nuclear materials (SNMs) were irradiated for 60s using a Mark TRIGA II reactor, and their associated gamma emissions were recorded with a count time of 60s following irradiation. A rapid pneumatic transfer system was used to irradiate the samples in front of beam port #4....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Hoppe, Brenda O.
Abstract:: The Safe Drinking Water Act ensures that public systems provide water that meets health standards. However, no such protection exists for millions of Americans who obtain water from private wells. Concern for safety is warranted as most wells draw from underground aquifers, and studies demonstrate that groundwater is affected by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Benz, Jacob M.
Abstract:: In source-detector radiation transport simulations, pulse height distributions are a useful metric in assessing the effectiveness of nuclear instrumentation. In the area of spectroscopy, pulse height distributions are used to identify an unknown source. It is widely believed that pulse height distributions cannot be created using deterministic methods. This quantity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Gadey, Harish Reddy
Abstract:: Photoelectric and Compton interactions are some of the common interaction mechanisms we observe when gamma radiation interacts with matter. These interactions are highly depended on the energy of the radiation and the atomic number of the detector material. Lower the energy of the photon and higher the atomic number of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Becker, Eric M. (Eric Matthew)
Abstract:: Many devices and methods for radiological searches are currently being developed, including scanning using simple detectors, mapping using large-volume detectors, and Compton imaging using 3-D position sensitive detectors. However, these devices are typically expensive and the methods used require long periods of time to generate a direction or location. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Liao, Can
Abstract:: Because of the growth of the nuclear power industry in the United States and the policy to ban reprocessing of commercial spent nuclear fuel, the spent fuel inventory at commercial reactor sites has been increasing. With the Yucca Mountain project on hold, more spent fuel is expected to be stored...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Creator:: Holfeltz, Vanessa E.
Abstract:: Effective separation of lanthanides (Ln) from the minor actinides (MA) is a crucial technical challenge to closing the nuclear fuel cycle. This separation is a necessary prerequisite to transmute long-lived isotopes of Am and Cm, which will allow a reduction of the repository volume, thermal load, and radiological toxicity of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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