Use of Nuclear Energy in Industry

1.    Radiography : the properties of nuclear radiation his superior ability to penetrate various objects , and stops over the break for the particular object on the absorption coefficient of this article to this radiation , so each subject imprint certain impenetrable X , for example, if we have a particular object is transparent can nuclear radiation with ease imaging the inside of the body if it contains other materials or voids inside , and methods of radiological imaging gamma-ray imaging where you can detect defects welding process in pipelines and disadvantages of manufacturing castings and especially used in the manufacture of missiles and in aircraft , submarines and spaceships , and the method is based on the shed gamma rays on the sample tested and receive radiation after its penetration of the sample on the film , and where the absorption of gamma rays increases with the density of the sample tested , we can easily detect any voids or residue in the sample examined , where show these defects and voids on the film placements, dark inside the sample and looks like a movie here images X-ray taken .

2.    Timber processing plastic: possible to improve the physical and chemical properties of the treated wood with plastic, where he became more resistant to scratching and burning include the treatment process to cover the surface of the wood with a thin layer of plastic and then exposing the surface to gamma rays change their minds molecular structure of plastic, giving the properties that best despite no change in the appearance of natural wood.

3.    Measurement and calibration: We can use radioactive isotopes in many measurements in production lines, for example, can measure the thickness of the paper or plastic sheets during the production process by exposing them to beta rays, and receiving radiation to the detector, if changing the thickness of the paper varies depending on the severity of the beta radiation falling on the detector, and therefore can be controlled automatically in modifying the bugs.

4.    The automotive industry can be used radioactive isotopes to determine the extent of the erosion of the walls of the cylinder car engine by adding a small amount of the isotope to the alloy of iron made​​, including the engine and after a period of operation is measured by the proportion of radiation in the engine oil, which indicated the extent of the erosion of the cylinder no matter how simple.

5.     In the petroleum industry: use of radioactive isotopes in the measurement of the speed of the flow of oil in pipelines and it injects the match in one of the pipes and then follow the passage of the peer inside the tube, can also can detect the occurrence of any leak in the pipes buried under the ground without having to dig and try to follow the oil pipeline to find out where the leak where radioactive substance is released into the oil pipelines are maintained its course and, if the spread of radioactivity in the area indicated that a leak in that area.

6.    Nuclear Batteries : Nuclear batteries characterized by her long age and good performance for up to 80 years, and due to the length of the half-life of the isotope radioactive, and features such batteries are not affected by magnetic fields or temperature or pressure, which qualifies for the hard work in the space and the ocean floor and under the polar ice caps, We have limited the use of this type of battery in applications that can not replace the dry batteries such as space launch vehicles, satellites and pacemaker due to their high cost.