[en] Compilation of research papers, covered all aspects of nuclear applications i.e. industry, plant breeding, medicine and environment. Consist about 52 papers under INIS scope

[en] Public awareness and acceptance programme has been actively implemented at MINT. The major objectives are to promote awareness and increase public acceptance in nuclear and related technology. This acceptance will enhance the role of the technology as a tool for nation building. Though the present programme is design to meet the demand of various target groups, but, unfortunately, the current implementation approach has shortcoming. Additional activities have been considered to further improved our understanding on this problem, thus a more effectives strategy cohortcoming. Additional activities have been considered to further improved our understanding on this problem, thus a more effectives strategy could be developed

[en] One base coat formulation and three top coat formulations with different types of pigment are chosen and the substrate for coating is fibreboard. The curing behaviour, physical and chemical resistance properties, especially for the top coat formulations are studied. It is observed that those top coat formulations are having similar chemical properties and the minimum dose to cure for each of them is 20 kGy but top coat formulations with yellow colour pigment added are the best formulations in terms of physical properties

[en] This paper present the report of oxidation rate and refractive index studies of silicon oxide produced by thermal oxidation at 1 atm. The increase in growth rate when the oxide was prepared in wet ambients is related to the association of water molecules in the carried gas. Eventhough the dry oxidation produced a lower oxidation rate but the refractive index values reflect that the oxide has a better density compared to the materials produced by the wet process

[en] Ultrasonic method is considered as an established tool for quality control of metallic materials. However, its application in nonmetallic materials, especially for concretes is not yet fully established. Investigations are still carried out to improve the reliability of this technique. This paper presents some of the results obtained from investigations on the correlation between ultrasonic propagation behaviour, namely pulse wave velocity, with the compressive strength of concretes. The results indicate that such a correlation exists. By applying an equation derived from other workers, it is indicated that ultrasonic pulse velocity measurement is capable of predicting the compressive strength of concrete with a reasonable degree of accuracy

[en] Empty fruit bunch (EFB) fermented by Pleurotus sajor caju as ruminant feed has been investigated extensively. This paper evaluates products obtained from several manipulation. The manipulation includes pretreatment (soaked and mixed) of EFB with lime, variation of fermentation conditions: prolonged incubation period, varied incubation temperature and addition Palm Oil Sludge (POS) as additive; and post-fermentation manipulation such as harvesting mushroom out of the substratum. The fermented products from each of those manipulation were evaluated based on nutritional values and the pertinent in-vitro dry matter digestibility, whenever appropriate. The evaluated products were compared and discussed. 8 tabs

[en] Electron beam curing of surface coating study has been performed on a new resin based on natural rubber and also a combination of natural rubber and palm oil. Monomers used n this experiments are; trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA), tripropylene glycol diacrylate (TPGDA) and hydroxyl ethy acrylate (HEA). A coloured pigment was used together with titanium dioxide and aerosil as filler. Curing was done by an electron beam machine, CURETRON EBC 200. Curing performance including rate of curing was monitored followed by subsequent analysis products such as gel fraction, pendulum hardness and chemical resistance

[en] A study was set up in an attempt to aquire a better understanding of factors influencing the adhesion in the EB curing lamination of PVC films on wood substrates. Various acrylated polyester, epoxy and urethane oligomers with monofunctional and difunctional monomers were investigated. The contact angle, viscosity, pendulum hardness and peel strength were determined to give a brief explanation of the adhesion mechanism

[en] Computerized reactor operation, monitoring, Diagnostic and Control System (CROMDAC) was an ongoing project which had been started since 1988, with the aim of developing a microcomputer-based research reactor expert system. This paper discusses some aspects on how the control and expert system could further be developed

[en] The design concept of the small-angle neutron scattering instrument was due mainly to Caciuffo (Caciuffo et al 1986), an IAEA expert assigned for this purpose in 1985. The original design has since undergone numerous changes, taking into consideration practicable implementation and budget constraints. This paper describes the instrument design starting from the original concept to the final configuration. The mechanical layout is discussed together with a brief description of the data acquisition system available. The current progress of instrument construction is described. Finally, a brief account of possible instrument use is given