-33.
Fission products: yield vs. mass number, physical and
chemical properties (particle size, vapor condensability,
water solubility, etc.)
H.
b.
‘The limits of validity of the t71-% law
Contrasts between fusion and fission, relationship to
binding energy, energy and neutron release per unit
weight of material consumed, etc,
2.
Products and energy produced, including neutrons, gamma
rays, and alpha particles
3.
Radioactivity of fusion products
Particle accelerators and X-ray machines as sources of radiation
and radioactivity
1.
JII.
Radioactive decay of fission product mixtures, the
simple models
Nuclear fusion and thermonuclear processes
1.
J.
a.
The potential radiation hazards associated with accelerators
Background Information - Controlled Fission and Fusion Reactions and
Their Potential as a Source of Hazard (oral)
A fairly brief discussion for orientation, along the following lines:
A.
Controlled fission reactions and nuclear reactors
l.
Types and characteristics of neutron chain reactions
as employed in reactors
2.
Prompt and delayed neutrons and their role in control
3.
4.
5.
Other reactor characteristics that lend themselves to
application for control
Types and characteristics of reactors (from hazards
standpoint)
a.
Research, test, power, production
b.
Liquid fuel, solid fuel, homogeneous
JCAE
‘
Sources of radiation and radioactivity hazards from
reactor operation, associated chemical processing, and
waste disposal, including liquid and gaseous effluents
(bibliography, including recent AEC report)
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