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Growing the future nuclear energy workforce in the Volunteer State
The Volunteer State’s governor and representatives have made clear their intention to position Tennessee at the forefront of a nuclear energy growth surge over the next several years. They’re making the financial investment to back up this commitment, pledging $50 million to recruit the innovative and invest in the existing nuclear companies in the state.
In an interview with advocacy group Nuclear Matters, Gov. Bill Lee expressed his excitement and optimism for Tennessee’s nuclear future.
“Tennessee is one of the fastest growing states in the country,” he said. “Because of that, we have people and companies moving here and we need to have a dependable, reliable energy source.”
Mary Alberg, Harold Beck, Keran O'Brien, James E. McLaughlin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 30 | Number 1 | October 1967 | Pages 65-74
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A17243
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Differential energy and angle spectra from a point isotropic 137Cs source in an effectively infinite medium of water have been determined for γ-ray penetrations of 1, 2, 3, and 4 mean-free-paths at 15° intervals. The spectra were unfolded from scintillation spectrometer measurements by an analytic method based on the Scofield iteration scheme. An integration of the results over all angles yielded differential energy spectra which were consistent with multigroup transport calculations. The measurements were also carried out in a condensed, air-like medium. A comparison of the results with those obtained in water showed that the differences in attenuation coefficients between the two materials caused spectral differences only at very low energies for small separations between source and detector, which were consistent with theoretical calculations.