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Characterization Of Neutron And Proton Exposure On The Radiation Resistant Bacterium, Deinococcus Radiodurans, Ronald C. Lenker
Characterization Of Neutron And Proton Exposure On The Radiation Resistant Bacterium, Deinococcus Radiodurans, Ronald C. Lenker
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Deinococcus radiodurans is a robust bacterium that is known for its extraordinary resistance to ionizing radiation. In general, many of the investigations of this bacterium's resistance have revolved around low linear energy transfer radiation, such as gamma and electron radiation. This study explored Deinococcus radiodurans's ability to survive high linear energy transfer radiation, specifically proton and neutron radiation. Deinococcus radiodurans was dehydrated to reduce the effects of low linear energy transfer radiation. The bacteria were exposed to both neutron and proton radiation of varying amounts and rehydrated. The resulting colonies were counted and compared to colonies of non-irradiated control samples …
Modeling The White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor Using A Discrete Ordinates Code, Pentran, Taylor R. Schulmeister
Modeling The White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor Using A Discrete Ordinates Code, Pentran, Taylor R. Schulmeister
Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this research was to develop and characterize a deterministic model of a fast burst reactor (FBR) using a discrete ordinates neutral particle transport code, PENTRAN. The White Sands Missile Range FBR design was chosen for this research because this FBR is important to the DoD due to its short duration, high energy neutron flux which is representative of the neutron flux output created by a nuclear weapon. One, two, and three dimensional PENTRAN models of the FBR were developed and neutron transport based eigenvalue calculations were performed. These eigenvalue calculations were conducted using two different set of …