Reactor radiation. Technical activities, 1991. NAS-NRC assessment panel, February 13-14, 1992
The responsibilities of the Reactor Radiation Division are threefold: to operate the research reactor (NBSR) as a NIST and national resource in a cost-effective manner while protecting the public safety; to conduct a program of materials research using neutron methods, while developing and maintaining state-of-the-art instrumentation to ensure the best utilization of the NBSR neutron scattering facilities; and to develop and operate the Cold Neutron Research Facility (CNRF) as a National center, providing unique measurement capabilities to U.S. researchers. The techniques include nuclear methods for chemical analysis, neutron diffraction and scattering for the characterization of microstructure and dynamics of materials (e.g., hydrogen in metals, polymers, layered materials, surfaces and interfaces, ceramics, alloys, amorphous materials, micelles, microporous materials, and buckminsterfullerene) neturon diffraction metods for determination of residual stress and texture, neutron radiography for the non-destructive examination of large components, neturon autorafiography for art history and restoration, and various techniques for neutron flux calibrations and personnel radiation monitoring. The sections that follow are a summary of the t echnical activities of the Reactor Radiation Division from October 1,1990 through September 30, 1991. A detailed report on work performed at the NIST reactor is available in a NIST Technical Note entitled 'NIST Reactor: Summary of Activities July 1990 through June 1991'.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (MSEL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5630464
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-133024/XAB; NISTIR-4698
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB88-141379
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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