Resurgence of a Nation’s Radiation Science Driven by Its Nuclear Industry Needs
, Choen May Chan 3, Aaron Daubney 4, Thomas Donoclift 5, Gemma Draper 6, Ruth Edge 1, Jeff Hobbs 4, Luke Jones 7, Nicholas J. S. Mason 1, Darryl Messer 8, Mel O’Leary 1,2, Robin Orr 9, Simon M. Pimblott 10, Samir de Moraes Shubeita 1, Andrew D. Smith 1, Helen Steele 4, Paul Wady 11 and Frederick Currell 1,2,*
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper of Leay L. and al. describes radiation facilities recently implanted at the Dalton Cumbrian. The information given are very interesting and the experimental examples described are very instructive on the possibilities of this installation.
A few typos need to be corrected :
"...[refs]..." p12 line 442
"...Error! Reference source not found..." p 17-18-19
Author Response
Thank you or pointing out the typos. On page 12, 3 new referfences have been inlcuded, highlighted in yellow.
Unfortunately we do not encounter the same error with the cross references on pages 17, 18 and 19: the text "Error! Reference source not found" does not appear although we have double checked all cross-references and also checked the field coded. We can not explain these typos.
Reviewer 2 Report
Reviewer report
Title: Resurgence of a Nation’s Radiation Science Driven by its Nuclear Industry Needs
Decision: Accept
In the above-titled paper, the radiation facilities along with the associated sample management facilities at DCF have been shown to support a wide range of research related to radiation chemistry that is primarily aimed at supporting the UK’s nuclear industry. The authors presented results concerning material durability and suitability in hash environments where radiation and production of flammable gasses are present. Results from this research have stimulated the development of new sample handling equipment ideal for longitudinal studies in radiation environments. The greater understanding afforded by such studies will provide greater confidence in the safe operation of nuclear facilities. The study is very interesting and provides new results to chalcogenide glasses literature. In short, the manuscript is of good quality and can be accepted for its publication in journal of applied sciences.
Author Response
Thank you for taking the time to review our manuscript and for providing supportive feedback.
