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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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A webinar, and a new opportunity to take ANS’s CNP Exam
Applications are now open for the fall 2025 testing period for the American Nuclear Society’s Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) exam. Applications are being accepted through October 14, and only three testing sessions are offered per year, so it is important to apply soon. The test will be administered from November 12 through December 16. To check eligibility and schedule your exam, click here.
In addition, taking place tomorrow (September 19) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (CDT), ANS will host a new webinar, “How to Become a Certified Nuclear Professional.” More information is available below in this article.
J. L. Cook, A. L. Wall
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 31 | Number 2 | February 1968 | Pages 234-240
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE68-A18235
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The thermal radiative capture cross sections of 87 nuclides were computed using a Monte Carlo selection of reduced neutron widths, and the assumption that distant resonance levels determine the cross section. Histograms of possible cross-section values were prepared for each nuclide, and the 87 samples analyzed to find the overall accuracy of estimation. The results indicated a fluctuation of 0.4 ± 0.6 for the logarithm of the ratio of experiment to the calculated mean cross section. Tables of results for means and standard deviations are given together with the results of Keane's summation formula. The possible use of this technique in estimating unknown cross sections is discussed.
