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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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When your test capsule is the test: ORNL’s 3D-printed rabbit
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has, for the first time, designed, printed, and irradiated a specimen capsule—or rabbit capsule—for use in its High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the Department of Energy announced on January 15.
William J. Hennessy, R. A. Danofsky, R. A. Hendrickson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 88 | Number 4 | December 1984 | Pages 513-521
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A18369
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Separate effects tests of the response of a reactor to a moving neutron absorber were performed using a vibrator system located in the central graphite region of a coupled core teaching/research reactor. The response of neutron detectors as a function of separation distance from the vibrating source confirms the general characteristics predicted by a two-dimensional, two-neutron energy group model developed for the reactor.
