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    Radioisotopes have many critical uses in industries such as oil and gas, power, manufacturing, and food. Some key applications include neutron and gamma/X-ray techniques for analysis, gamma radiography for inspecting products, gauging to monitor thickness and flows, gamma sterilization, tracing materials, and dealing with radioactive wastes. Radioisotopes provide non-destructive ways to examine materials and ensure quality and safety across many sectors of the economy.

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    Radioisotopes have many critical uses in industries such as oil and gas, power, manufacturing, and food. Some key applications include neutron and gamma/X-ray techniques for analysis, gamma radiography for inspecting products, gauging to monitor thickness and flows, gamma sterilization, tracing materials, and dealing with radioactive wastes. Radioisotopes provide non-destructive ways to examine materials and ensure quality and safety across many sectors of the economy.

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    Radioisotopes have many critical uses in industries such as oil and gas, power, manufacturing, and food. Some key applications include neutron and gamma/X-ray techniques for analysis, gamma radiography for inspecting products, gauging to monitor thickness and flows, gamma sterilization, tracing materials, and dealing with radioactive wastes. Radioisotopes provide non-destructive ways to examine materials and ensure quality and safety across many sectors of the economy.

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    Radioisotopes have many critical uses in industries such as oil and gas, power, manufacturing, and food. Some key applications include neutron and gamma/X-ray techniques for analysis, gamma radiography for inspecting products, gauging to monitor thickness and flows, gamma sterilization, tracing materials, and dealing with radioactive wastes. Radioisotopes provide non-destructive ways to examine materials and ensure quality and safety across many sectors of the economy.

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    Radioisotopes in industry

    Introduction critical capability in oils and gas electrical power construction manufacturing food industries Click to edit Master subtitle style

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    Radioisotopes in industry
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    neutron technique for analysis gamma & X-rays techniques for analysis gamma radiography gauging gamma sterilization scientific uses tracing/ mixing uses wastes
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    Neutrons techniques for analysis


    Thermal neutron capture
    Low energy of neutron is absorbed by

    nucleus.
    californium-252 sources with sodium iodide

    detectors are sensitive to it which is used for many application such as compact, portable and reliable neutrons required.

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    Neutron inelastic scattering


    Occurs when a fast neutrons collide with

    nucleus.

    A probe containing a neutron sources can be lowered into a bore hole where radiation is scattered by collisions with surrounding soil.

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    Gamma & X- rays techniques in analysis


    Determine the ash content of coal on line and

    on a conveyor belt by energy spectrum of gamma rays. from non-radioactive material.

    Fluorescent X-rays can be induced by X-rays Elements concentrations can be determined

    in process stream of concentrators.

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    Gamma radiography

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    Inspection of products

    Iridium-192 & cobalt-60 used to inspect a variety material. Industrial radiographer could radiograph any solid, flat material or any hollow or cylindrical spherical object.
    Airport

    security

    Hold luggage and carry on luggage are examined by X-rays machine.


    Non-intrusive

    cargo scanning

    Intermodal freight cargo containers can be scanned.

    Gauging

    Measure the presence or absence of material between the source and the detector. manufacturing, instrument that are sensitive to the measurements will activate controls to maintain the proper thickness. to monitor and control the flow of materials in pipes, distillation column with gamma rays. the height of the hopper.

    During

    Used

    Determine

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    Gamma sterilization
    v

    Formed with self-disintegration of cobalt-60 or cesium-137. Used for sterilization of gaseous, liquid or solid material, homogeneous or heterogeneous system and disposable medical equipment.

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    Scientific uses

    Used as tracers in many research areas. Produce an extensive range of organic chemicals. Examine the impact of human activities. Estimate the age of water from underground bores.

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    Tracing/ mixing uses

    Determine the quantity of tracers at any point of the pathway through which it is travelling. Trace the progress of some radioactive material . Half life of tracers is chosen to obtain information required. Trace the sewage of

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    wastes
    Usually

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    by-products or nuclear power generation or other applications. hazardous. and can be disposed in near surface facilities. and stored for a period of time.

    Is

    Short-lived

    Isolated

    Industrial

    isotopes

    Natural- occurring radioisotopes:


    carbon-14, chlorine-36, lead-210, tritium(H-3)

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