Global Security, Medical Isotopes, and Nuclear Science

Over the past century basic nuclear science research has led to the use of radioactive isotopes into a wide variety of applications that touch our lives everyday. Some are obvious, such as isotopes for medical diagnostics and treatment. Others are less so, such as National/Global security issues. An...

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Main Author: Ahle, L E
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
NUCLEI
RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS
SECURITY
SMOKE DETECTORS
STABILITY
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Summary:Over the past century basic nuclear science research has led to the use of radioactive isotopes into a wide variety of applications that touch our lives everyday. Some are obvious, such as isotopes for medical diagnostics and treatment. Others are less so, such as National/Global security issues. And some we take for granted, like the small amount of 241Am that is in every smoke detector. At the beginning of this century, we are in a position where the prevalence and importance of some applications of nuclear science are pushing the basic nuclear science community for improved models and nuclear data. Yet, at the same time, the push by the basic nuclear science community to study nuclei that are farther and farther away from stability also offer new opportunities for many applications. This talk will look at several global security applications of nuclear science, summarizing current R&D and need for improved nuclear data It will also look at how applications of nuclear science, such as to medicine, will benefit from the push for more and more powerful radioactive ion beam facilities.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616