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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
L. R. Bunney, D. Sam
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 29 | Number 3 | September 1967 | Pages 432-443
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A17292
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Experimental measurements of the gamma-ray pulse-height distributions due to the products of fast-neutron-induced fission of 235U and 238U are presented. The measurements were made at nine selected times, ¼, ½, 1, 2, 5, 10, 24, 48, and 72 h after fission. Irradiation times and counting intervals were chosen to minimize saturation and decay effects. The experimental data were used to calculate 100 energy bin distributions of the absolute number of photons/(fission sec) by means of absolute calibrations of the collimated NaI(Tl) detector. The number of fissions in each sample was determined radiochemically. Machine computation was used extensively.
