—Methods of detecting and locating nuclear radioactive targets via wireless sensor networks (WSN) are proposed in this paper. In real applications, a nuclear radioactive target can be interpreted either as a hidden nuclear weapon held by nuclear terrorists or as a leak of nuclear radioactive materials at a unit of nuclear power stations. Assume a WSN is composed of radiation detectors deployed ...

Section 20.1204 of 10 CFR Part 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," requires that each licensee, when required by 10 CFR 20.1502, take suitable and timely measurements of quantities of radionuclides in the body, quantities of radionuclides excreted from the body, concentrations of radioactive materials in the air in the work area, or any combination of such measurements as may be n...

There is interest in identifying novel materials for use in radioactive waste applications and studying their behavior under high pressure conditions. The mineral zirconolite (CaZrTi(2)O(7)) exists naturally in trace amounts in diamond-bearing deep-seated metamorphic/igneous environments, and it is also identified as a potential ceramic phase for radionuclide sequestration. However, it has been...

O n the surface, CharlesNewman’s mathematical research looks abstract, but his models are never far from potential application to the real world. Newman specializes in models of disordered systems that condensed-matter physicists use to understand the behavior of materials as they change phases. His work has also provided insight into apparent discontinuities in the fossil record and the potent...

Energy from present sources has proven to have serious limitations. Fortunately for the future of mankind, several new but controversial sources of energy have been discovered. This talk will describe a method to initiate nuclear reactions within solid materials, so-called Chemically Assisted Nuclear Reactions (CANR) when the environment is the focus or Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) if th...