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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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IEA report: Challenges need to be resolved to support global nuclear energy growth
The International Energy Agency published a new report this month outlining how continued innovation, government support, and new business models can unleash nuclear power expansion worldwide.
The Path to a New Era for Nuclear Energy report “reviews the status of nuclear energy around the world and explores risks related to policies, construction, and financing.”
Find the full report at IEA.org.
S. Pahor
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 29 | Number 2 | August 1967 | Pages 248-253
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18534
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Linear integral equations for Chandrasekhar's S and T functions are derived from the solution for the half-space albedo problem by using the principles of invariance. This procedure is a generalization of the method by which the thick-slab asymptotic solutions for the S and T functions are obtained by combining the solutions for the half-space ordinary Milne and albedo problems. Approximate solutions can be calculated by iteration. Explicit expressions for the zero'th-order approximations are given in terms of Ambarzumian-Chandrasekhar's H function, and Busbridge's q polynomials. Case's full-range normal mode expansion is then applied to find the approximate solutions for the albedo problem. The method by which the approximate solutions for the Green's function problem can be obtained is also indicated.