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October 6, 2017The probability of electron emission relative to that of gamma-ray emission is called the internal conversion coefficient (ICC). The new ICCNuclear Physics
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Press ReleasesSeptember 18, 2017The IAEA designation makes the United States one of only three countries identified for unique capabilities and excellence in nuclear research.Energy.gov
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September 15, 2017A farewell tribute to NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which was powered by plutonium from the Department of Energy.Energy.gov
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BulletinSeptember 7, 2017Examining a living cellular membrane has remained an unsolved challenge up to this point due to the dynamic, chemically diverse, and fragile natureBiological and Environmental Research
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August 17, 2017For the first time since 2012, EM recently shipped treated transuranic waste from Oak Ridge’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center to WIPP.Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesAugust 14, 2017For the first time since 2012, processed and treated transuranic waste is leaving Oak Ridge’s Transuranic Waste Processing Center for disposal.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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August 3, 2017Positron emission tomography (PET) typically relies on relatively short-lived positron emitters, i.e., radioisotopes that decay with the emissionNuclear Physics
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July 11, 2017FIONA was installed in November 2016 at Berkeley Lab’s 88-inch Cyclotron. FIONA is an enhancement to a long-running machine called theNuclear Physics
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BulletinJuly 11, 2017By colliding 70Zn projectiles moving at one quarter the speed of light with stationary 70Zn nuclei, nuclear physicsNuclear Physics
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BulletinMay 31, 2017To make 5H, the researchers used a reaction that removed a single proton from energetic 6He nuclei produced by the NationalNuclear Physics