TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER PROGRAMS USING A LOW-POWER NUCLEAR-POWER

The SLOWPOKE II nuclear reactor developed by Atomic Energy of Canada L imited is well suited for neutron activation analysis and the producti on of small quantities of radionuclides. Emphasis has been placed on l ocal research groups to transfer appropriate technology developed in t heir laboratories into the community. This paper will review the devel opment of several research protocols and associated technology and out line their successful implementation into local industry. These includ e for example, the monitoring of environmental chlorinated compounds, the irradiation of gem stones, placer gold-mining efficiency measureme nts and measuring industrial flow-processes.