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RPI Wins Radiation Model Grant

Posted October 22, 2009 8:51 AM

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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have received a $1m (£0.6m) grant from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to model how different metals are affected by neutron irradiation. The three-year study, awarded by the DoD's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and led by Suvranu De, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at RPI, could lead to more effective, more predictable performance of electronic shielding materials in satellites and structural components in submarines and nuclear reactors.

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10/22/2009 4:08 PM

Yay! Radiation testing in my backyard.

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10/22/2009 7:57 PM

I would think that many metals have already been tested with regard to neutron radiation. Maybe nothing as methodical in this area has been done before (as I hope they will be). May everything go well, and they obtain a good series of data.

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10/23/2009 12:07 PM

Surprised that KAPL in Niskayuna and West milton didn't get a slice of the DoD $$$ pie to conduct this research???? Congrats goes to RPI for snagging the grant!!!!!

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