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Applications of Nuclear Techniques
Objectives:
- Development of irradiation techniques, methods and technologies for medical, food industry and agricultural applications;
- Development of corrosion protection methods;
- Application of nuclear techniques in: health, environment, industry, agriculture, dietary, research, civil protection studies, police;
- Development of advanced materials for industrial use;
- Analysis and image processing for industrial application;
- Development of personnel training systems;
- Development of information display and interactive communication integrated systems.
Research perspectives:
- Irradiation techniques, methods and technologies for medical, food industry and agricultural applications:
- Studies and tests regarding the use of cellulose triacetate films as routine dosimeters;
- Characterization of plastic materials used for packing medical and alimentary products sterilized by gamma irradiation;
- Studies regarding the use of irradiation technologies for upgrading (sterilization) of city waste waters and mud;
- Sterilization of materials used in oenology by means of gamma radiation;
- Studies regarding gamma irradiation technologies for wine preservation;
- Restoration of fine art using gamma radiation;
- Studies regarding free radicals released during gamma irradiation of pharmaceutical products;
- Hydro gel production, for medical application, by gamma irradiation of polymer solutions.
- Corrosion protection methods (corrosion inhibitors problem, coatings):
- Influence of specific groups from organic corrosion inhibitor molecules to their efficiency;
- Carbon steel protection mechanism of amine type inhibitors from scale removing solutions;
- Management of carbon steel parts corrosion during cleaning with chemical solutions containing different corrosion inhibitors;
- Correlation of corrosion inhibitors efficiency with the length and structure of the radicals linked to the amine group;
- Methods for selecting type and concentration of the corrosion inhibitors usable in scale removing solutions from carbon steel;
- Action mechanism of inhibitors used in brass cleaning solutions.
- Completion and ratification of the personnel training system;
- Nuclear techniques for health study applications:
- Ensuring the technical and scientific capacity for the utilization and implementation of the latest computing instruments – codes and data bases – dedicated to nuclear techniques applied in medicine;
- Promoting research activities regarding radiation protection in medicine;
- Possibility to provide consultancy and service for hospitals, clinics and health research centers.
- Development of nuclear techniques for environment study applications;
- Development of methods for advanced materials characterization, process characterization, manufacturing of special properties carbon structures:
- Development of characterization methods for materials with special properties obtained by controlled surface structure alteration;
- Development of an „intelligent manufacturing” system of carbon surface structures with special properties by electrochemical techniques.
- Completion and qualification of the spent fuel bundles underwater inspection system using image analysis (acquisition) and processing;
- Completion and qualification of the information display and interactive communication integrated system for the assessment of the impact of human activities on the environment;
- Completion and qualification of dimensional measurement system used for technical quality control of the mechanical products by means of image acquisition/processing;
- Monitor system using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for applications in nuclear medicine and nuclear facilities - completion and qualification;
- Manufacturing techniques for high-hardness and corrosion resistant carbon films for industrial applications:
- Assessment of test capacity for materials with carbon films at different corrosion types;
- Comparative study regarding thin carbon films with special properties for industrial application.
Main results of research:
- Studies, methods and publications:
- Action mechanism of inhibitors used in brass cleaning solutions;
- Selection methods for corrosion inhibitors usable in scale removing solutions from carbon steel;
- Carbon steel protection mechanism of usable inhibitors in scale removing solutions;
- Use of cathode protection (PC) in CNE with emphasis on equipment types which are best suited for this type of protection;
- Main parameters of cathode protection and types of materials which can be used as soluble anodes;
- Inhibitor types for the mitigation of pitting corrosion of stainless steel in acid environment;
- Health and environment protection applications using MCNP code (particle transport simulation);
- Promoting the research activities regarding radiation protection in medicine;
- Application of advanced Monte Carlo codes in radiotherapy;
- Characterization methods for advanced materials and their manufacturing processes;
- Advance materials manufacturing through laser and plasma techniques;
- Modeling of the manufacturing processes of advanced materials using the software package „MATERIAL STUDIU”;
- Manufacturing techniques for high hardness and corrosion resistant carbon films for industrial applications.
Contact: Mihai STOICA; e-mail:
mihai.stoica@nuclear.ro
Last update: 22.04.2010 |
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