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Chalk River Laboratories

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About: Chalk River Laboratories is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Neutron diffraction & Neutron scattering. The organization has 2297 authors who have published 2700 publications receiving 73287 citations.


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TL;DR: A rapid and inexpensive assay is developed for screening members of the general population for abnormal radiosensitivity and the extent of natural variation in inherited suscepribility to radiogenic cancers could be most useful for radiation protection in the future.
Abstract: Human genotypes are known “that confer both increased susceptibility or resistance to DNA damage and increased cancer risk after exposure to carcinogenic agents, including ionizing radiation” (NAS 1980). The existence of sensitive subgroups at elevated risk, if they are of appreciable size, could have significant impact on the actual distribution of risk. The radiosensitive disorder ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) serves as a good example: the significant “at risk” group, A-T heterozygotes, is estimated to comprise between 0.5% and 5% of the total population, and has a twofold elevated lifetime risk of fatal neoplasia. Other genetic syndromes that manifest abnormal radiosensitivity are also known, but no estimates are available for the population frequency of all such phenotypes, or for their overall degree of increased risk. As the first part of a program addressing these questions, we have developed a rapid and inexpensive assay for screening members of the general population for abnormal radiosensitivity; such persons would be regarded as at presumptive elevated risk of radiogenic cancer. Our method utilizes lymphoblastoid cell lines and chronic as opposed to acute gamma-ray exposure to amplify the difference between normal and somewhat sensitive strains. A simple “grow-back” assay assesses the survival response. Information on the extent of natural variation in inherited suscepribility to radiogenic cancers could be most useful for radiation protection in the future.

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01 Jan 2003

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TL;DR: In this paper, the microstructure of the non-modulated martensite in a Ni-Mn-Ga alloy has been characterized in detail by conventional transmission electron microscopy.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors tested the hypothesis that 36Cl concentrations in these systems are elevated because 36Cl from weapons test fallout is still cycling through the biosphere and four sets of observations support this interpretation of the elevated concentrations of 36Cl.
Abstract: 36Cl concentrations measured in rivers and lakes surface waters in Eastern North America are higher than those expected from natural production and fallout from the atmosphere. We tested the hypothesis that 36Cl concentrations in these systems are elevated because 36Cl from weapons test fallout is still cycling through the biosphere. Four sets of observations support this interpretation of the elevated concentrations of 36Cl. First, 36Cl:Cl atom ratios in small lakes and streams are lower than the ratios measured in precipitation. Secondly, 36Cl:Cl atom ratio in shallow groundwater (that does not contain 3H) is lower than those measured in surface waters or rain. Thirdly, 36Cl and Cl concentrations in biota are higher than groundwater and similar to precipitation. Fourthly, the inventory of Cl in the vegetation, litter and soil is large relative to the annual inputs from the atmosphere. These observations are consistent with the decadal residence time of 36Cl in the biosphere calculated using a mass balance model of stable Cl− and 36Cl distribution.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of charged particle detection in channel selection for in-beam spectroscopic studies is pointed out, and the main emphasis of the initial experiments with this apparatus has been on a study of the charged particles associated with superdeformed bands, and on the search for nuclear-structure effects in the evaporation spectra.

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Michael D. Guiver7828820540
Robert J. Birgeneau7858722686
Mike D. Flannigan7121121327
Martin T. Dove6139614767
Luis Rodrigo5834112963
André Longtin5626016372
David Mitlin5619615479
John Katsaras552209263
John E. Greedan5539112171
Gang Li484067713
Matthew G. Tucker452247288
Bruce D. Gaulin452846698
Erick J. Dufourc431445882
Norbert Kučerka431197319
Stephen J. Skinner421948522
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20231
202284
202176
202072
201974
2018104