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Nuclear News 40 Under 40 discuss the future of nuclear
Seven members of the inaugural Nuclear News 40 Under 40 came together on March 4 to discuss the current state of nuclear energy and what the future might hold for science, industry, and the public in terms of nuclear development.
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Krystyna Kowalska
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 24 | Number 3 | March 1966 | Pages 260-271
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE66-A17639
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The problem of critical dimensions of an infinite-slab multi-layer multiplying system can be solved by a general procedure due to K. M. Case. The angular neutron distribution and the critical core size can then be found by solving the Fredholmtype integral equation with an additional critical condition. Numerical calculations have been done for the case of a multiplying slab surrounded by an infinite reflector, assuming one-energy group and isotropic scattering of neutrons, the mean number of secondary neutrons per collision in a medium-c being a variable parameter. Various approximations of the exact solution have been compared and the asymptotic theory has been found applicable in a wide range of c values in both media. 272