THE BNL RADIATION PROCESSING RESEARCH PROGRAM

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes

OSTI ID:4709930

Steinberg, M; Manowitz, B

A research, development, and evaluation effort on the use of nuclear energy for the production of chemicals has been established in the Radiation Division of the Nuclear Engineering Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory. This radiation processing program is divided into two main areas. One is concerned with the use of nuclear fission reactors as radiation sources for chemicai processing and has been termed the chemonuclear'' reactor program. The other is concerned mainly with the use of isotopes for chemical processing purposes. The chemonuclear reactor radiation is generally indicated for endothermic reactions, involving a net conversion of nuclear to chemical energy, while the isotopic radiation is indicated for exothermic reactors. In the latter case, isotopic radiation becomes economically attractive only for high G value exothermic chain reactions. Experimental work done under the radiation processing program is reviewed. (H.M.G.)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-030048
• OSTI ID: 4709930
• Journal Information: Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes, Journal Name: Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes Vol. Vol: 5th, No. 2
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICALS
CONVERSION
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PRODUCTION
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
REACTORS