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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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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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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.
J. C. Young, J. M. Neill, D. H. Houston, J. R. Beyster
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 23 | Number 1 | September 1965 | Pages 34-44
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A19257
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Spatially dependent neutron-spectrum measurements have been made in both light and heavy water, using the General Atomic Linear Accelerator Facility and standard time-of-flight techniques. The measurements were made with varying geometrical arrangements, and both 1/v and resonance absorbers were utilized to simulate reactor poisons. The measurements were compared to calculations performed with an SN transport code utilizing the bound scattering models proposed for these moderators. The agreement between theory and experiment for the Nelkin model for H2O and Honeck&pos;s extension of this model to D2O is shown to be very satisfactory for the cases studied.