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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Industry experts discuss nuclear’s role in powering data centers, meeting climate goals
As a primer to the American Nuclear Society Winter Conference and Expo, ANS Executive Director/Chief Executive Craig Piercy hosted a panel discussion titled “The State of Nuclear,” sponsored by the ANS Trustees of Nuclear. The October 29 discussion, the first in a two-part series, featured five thought leaders from the nuclear community as they reviewed the current state of nuclear power. The second panel took place during the ANS Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla., on November 18.
D. P. Barry, G. Leinweber, R. C. Block, T. J. Donovan, Y. Danon, F. J. Saglime, A. M. Daskalakis, M. J. Rapp, R. M. Bahran
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 174 | Number 2 | June 2013 | Pages 188-201
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE12-1
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
High-energy-neutron-scattering experiments for elemental zirconium were performed at the electron linear accelerator facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The scattering experiments were performed in the energy region from 0.5 to 20 MeV using the time-of-flight technique. The scattering system is composed of an array of eight EJ301 liquid scintillator detectors coupled to photomultiplier tubes. The detector array collects data simultaneously at various angles. The raw signals from each detector were digitized and transferred to a personal computer hard drive for storage. The digitized data were postprocessed, and pulse-shape analysis was performed to determine whether the pulse was the result of a gamma ray or a neutron being detected. The experimental results were compared with Monte Carlo transport calculations that simulated the experiment. This comparison was a way to benchmark several nuclear data libraries used in the Monte Carlo code. Ratios of the calculated data to the experimental data (C/E values) are presented and used to compare the nuclear data libraries. Results show that the experimentally observed scattering cross section is smaller than the one used in the evaluated libraries at energies between 10 and 20 MeV. For all energies and angles, the investigated nuclear data libraries agree with the experimental data to within 9%. Overall, the JEFF-3.1 and JENDL-4.0 libraries provide the best match to the experimental data.