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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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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Wyoming OKs construction of TerraPower’s Natrium plant
Progress continues for TerraPower’s Natrium plant, with the latest win coming in the form of a state permit for construction of nonnuclear portions of the advanced reactor.
L. Mewissen, F. Poortmans, E. Cornelis, G. Vanpraet, A. Angeletti, G. Rohr, H. Weigmann
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 70 | Number 2 | May 1979 | Pages 155-162
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19648
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Capture, elastic scattering, and total cross-section measurements were performed on 237Np between 8 and 204 eV. The neutron widths, Γn, were obtained for 200 resonances and the radioactive widths, Γγ, for 25 resonances. The mean capture width <Γγ> = 41.2 ± 2.9 meV, and the mean s-wave resonance spacing D0 = 0.740 ± 0.061 eV. The s-wave strength function was found to be S0 = (1.02 ± 0.14) × 10−4.