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The Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship offers American Nuclear Society members a unique opportunity to directly support public policy. By supporting nuclear experts through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program, ANS provides a path for its members to help advance nuclear policy and ensure a brighter, nuclear-powered future.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 104 | Number 3 | March 1990 | Pages 258-270
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23724
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Uranium-236 neutron absorption is measured as a function of neutron time of flight from 20 eV to 1 MeV. The neutron flux is monitored with a 6Li glass scintillator. Average cross sections from 3 keV to 1 MeV are derived. Estimated uncertainties are <5% below 600 keV and increase to 9.5% at 1 MeV. From 20-eV to 4.2-keV neutron energy, 293 resonance peaks are parameterized.