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Tritium is handled routinely at laboratories in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Europe. There are several applications for nondestructive assay of solid tritium-contaminated samples including environmental clean-up, routine assay of tritium handling equipment, assay of fuel elements used by fusion reactors including the proposed ITER reactor, and routine monitoring of fission reactor core m ...

Our goal is to develop an efficient technique for the production of high specific activity copper-6biomedical accelerators. Copper-64 (t 1/2 = 12.7 hr.) is an intermediate half-life positron emittingbeen shown to be a useful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) as well as a promisingthe treatment of colorectal cancer. Copper-64 is currently reactor-produced and, because this radionpr ...

With expanding application of positron emission tomography (PET) in diagnostic nuclearmedicine, there is need for low-cost, turnkey systems for PET isotope production. The applicantorganization has proposed to develop the "Nested High Voltage Generator" (NHVGTM), a new-generati-on, energy-efficient particle accelerator, that would generate 4.4 MeV proton and deuteron beams with1 mA current output. ...

In this project we will adapt our programmable neural network processor (NNP) into a Fuzzy/neural network processor (FNNP). Already having the commercially successful NNP, we begin this program with more than half the work completed. we will define and evaluate NNP architectural modifications to optimize both data flow and data processing for both fuzzy logic and neural network- Operations- we w ...

RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE NEW APPROACH TO LABORATORY TRAINING IN HEALTH PHYSICS, I.E., THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER SIMULATOR THAT CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF ACTUAL RADIATION SOURCES IN LABORATORY TRAINING. SUCH A SIMULATOR RESULTS IN MUCH LOWER COST OF TRAINING, PROVIDES FOR A WIDER VARIETY OF TRAINING SITUATIONS, AND ELIMINATES THE SAFETY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTUAL RADIATION SOU ...

In this proposal, Quadrant Engineering seeks SBIR funds to investigate technologies leading to the development of a compact, low-cost multifunction radar system for use aboard an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). If successful, the proposed radar system will provide airborne early warning (AEW), ground mapping and ground motion-detection capabilities. Several novel antenna concepts will be in ...

40870 November 13, 1996 Science Research Laboratory, Inc. Several verification technologies for nuclear nonproliferation treaties use techniques that are based upon Prompt Neutron Activation (PNA) and neutron inelastic scattering. However, the use of neutrons is severely limited by the lack of an adequate electronic source. This project will develop a c ...

The advanced technology described in this proposal promises to increase the performance of laboratory and, specifically, tabletop x-ray lasers by up to an order of magnitude. Such gains in performance coupled with compact technology will lead to the introduction of the world s first table-top, commercial x-ray laser. Tetra proposes to develop an advanced driver for the laboratory laser based upo ...

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