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Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology - Techniques and Applications (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology - Techniques and Applications (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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This book appears a century after the discovery of radioactivity.
It was in 1896, when Henri Becquerel reported his first results
about the penetrating radiation, which could darken the packed
photographic plates. The initial fascination of radioactivity,
e.g., the discovery of new radioactive elements, the first real
description of the structure of atoms and their nuclei, the
applications of radiotracers, the high sensitivity of activation
analysis, etc., was followed by the use of atomic bomb in 1945. The
mushroom cloud became a symbol of destructive nuclear power. And
even nuclear energy production (which provides about 20% of the
world's electricity) is overshadowed by radioactive waste. However,
the latest results suggest that the Accelerator-Driven
Transmutation Technology (ADTT) will solve this problem, since this
technique can decrease the lifetime of the fission products
comparatively to the human lifespan. Practical control of fusion
may also be possible in the first decades of the next millennium.
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