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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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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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.
D. C. Leslie, J. G. Hill, A. Jonsson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 22 | Number 1 | May 1965 | Pages 78-86
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A19764
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This paper gives a new and very simple method of calculating Dancoff factors in regular arrays of cylindrical fuel rods. This method is readily applicable to canned fuel, and comparisons with Monte Carlo calculations show that its accuracy is adequate for practical purposes. The paper also gives an extension of the standard equivalence theorem which, unlike the theorem itself, is accurate enough for practical work. This extension enables the resonance integrals of regular arrays to be calculated from the Dancoff factor and from calculations of the resonance integral in homogeneous mixtures. These methods have been compared with the very accurate Monte Carlo calculations of Levine; the result is most satisfactory.