At the time of this study 19 states have entered into agreements, one state agreement is pending and one state has submitted its proposal for entering into an agreement with the Atomic Energy Commission for the purpose of assuming regulatory authority over (1) byproduct, (2) source and (3) special nuclear...
The uptake, retention, and distribution of ⁶⁰Co, ⁶⁵Zn, ⁸⁵ Sr, and ¹³¹I was examined in the Rough-Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa). Each of these radionuclides is a possible contaminant of the freshwater environment and, thus, is of importance in radioecology. The newts were maintained singly at 10° C in an unfed...
Cost effective medical isotope production is key to the success of many forms
of radiation therapy. A lymphoma clinical trial for copper-67 was canceled in 1997
due to insufficient production quantities of the isotope (Fast Flux Test Facility, 2001).
To date high flux thermal reactors and particle accelerator facilities have...
A sensitive ion chamber-electrometer system was used to determine
the Oregon State University TRIGA III reactor's ⁴¹Ar production
rate as a function of steady state reactor power and production of ⁴¹Ar
due to reactivity pulses up to $3.00. The relative contributions of the
argon duct effluent and the pneumatic transfer...
With the advent of more powerful, less expensive computing
resources, more and more attention is being given to Monte Carlo
techniques in design application. In many circles, stochastic
solutions are considered the next best thing to experimental data.
Statistical uncertainties in Monte Carlo calculations are typically
determined by the first...
Currently the Food and Drug Administration publishes radiopharmaceutical information for physicians to choose appropriate medical diagnosis and therapy for their patients. The primary functions of these radiopharmaceuticals are diagnosis and delivering doses to a patient with appropriate energy, biological half life, chemical behavior, and radiological half life. These radiopharmaceuticals preferentially...