DocumentCode
789314
Title
Radiation Effects on NERVA Instrumentation
Author
Gilles, W.P.
Author_Institution
Aerojet-General Corporation Sacramento, California
Volume
15
Issue
6
fYear
1968
Firstpage
239
Lastpage
243
Abstract
The NERVA program presented the instrumentation engineer with difficult radiation-effects problems. Gamma fluxes reach 109 rads(C)/hr and neutron fluences approach 1018 n/cm2 (E>l.0 Mev). These Problems and some of their solutions and test results are presented.
Keywords
Engines; Gamma rays; Heating; Hydrogen; Inductors; Instruments; Neutrons; Probes; Radiation effects; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1968.4325053
Filename
4325053
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