SLOWPOKE reactors are used mainly for neutron activation analysis ( NAA ), in research and as a commercial service, but also for teaching, training, irradiation studies, neutron radiography ( only at the Royal Military College of Canada ), and the production of radioactive tracers.
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The most widespread use of 241 AmBe neutron sources is a neutron probe a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil, as well as moisture / density for quality control in highway construction . 241 Am neutron sources are also used in well logging applications, as well as in neutron radiography, tomography and other radiochemical investigations.
