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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin talks the future of nuclear
In a recent interview on New York radio station 77 WABC, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin talked with host John Catsimatidis about the near-term future of the domestic nuclear industry and the role the EPA will play in the sector.
Catsimatidis kicked off the interview by asking if the U.S. will be able to reach total energy independence. Zeldin responded by saying that decreasing energy dependence on other countries, especially adversaries, was a top priority for him and the Trump administration.
R. C. Lloyd, E. D. Clayton
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 62 | Number 4 | April 1977 | Pages 726-735
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A15213
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Knowledge of the effects of neutron absorbers on the criticality of uranium-plutonium systems is necessary to better establish criticality safety programs. These data are needed in setting criticality safety specifications for storage, processing, and shipping of fissile materials where it is desired to handle quantities with safety and efficiency. These data are also needed for validating calculational techniques and cross-section sets. Aqueous solutions of the nitrates of uranium and plutonium were used in these experiments to determine the effect of neutron absorbers on criticality. In some experiments, UO2 and PuO2 rods were latticed in the solutions to which various amounts of gadolinium and a gadolinium-boron mixture were added. Critical dimensions were measured of homogeneous mixtures of the solutions with varying amounts of gadolinium and gadolinium-boron added. The effect of boron-glass Raschig rings on the criticality of the solutions was also determined. Plutonium comprised 30 wt% of the uranium-plutonium component of the solution.
