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The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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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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How to talk about nuclear
In your career as a professional in the nuclear community, chances are you will, at some point, be asked (or volunteer) to talk to at least one layperson about the technology you know and love. You might even be asked to present to a whole group of nonnuclear folks, perhaps as a pitch to some company tangential to your company’s business. So, without further ado, let me give you some pointers on the best way to approach this important and surprisingly complicated task.
Mojtaba Taherzadeh
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 44 | Number 2 | May 1971 | Pages 190-193
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A19667
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The problem of evaluating neutron yield from the (α, n) reaction in oxygen has been the subject of much experimental investigation for many years. However, the computational probe has not been extensive, basically due to lack of required data in the literature. Using a computer program, calculations were made to obtain the number of neutrons emitted when a particles from the 238Pu isotope interact with 18O. Neutron yield (n/α) is calculated specifically for each excited state of the recoil 21Ne isotope. The result is in good agreement with the experimental value.
