1. Applications de la Nucléaire
Jonathan N. Wilson, IPN Orsay

2. Nuclear energy
Food processing/agriculture:
irradiation and sterilization
isotope hydrology
Imaging:
X-ray
PET
MRI CT
Therapy:
proton/hadron
electron
gamma
Medical Physics
Military applications
Space exploration:
radioisotope thermoelectric
generators
Mining/prospecting:
oil/gas/uranium resources
Archaeology and Geology:
Radioactive dating
Accelerator mass spectrometry

3. Réacteurs du futur
ADS
Cycle du Thorium
Nuclear data
Anti-neutrinos

4. Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactors
0.72%
T1/2 = 7.0 x 108
238U
99.27%
T1/2 = 4.5 x 109
Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactors
Active 2 x 109 years ago
Cycle length ~ 2.5 hours
Comparison of past/present 149Sm/150Sm isotopic ratios:
fine structure constant
changed 4.5 parts in 108 !!
U5/U8 ratio as low as 0.44%!

5. Modélisation Monte-Carlo

7. Applications Médicales
Imagerie
Thérapie