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Education, Training & Workforce Development
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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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
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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Keeping up with Kewaunee
In October 2012, Dominion Energy announced it was closing the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, a two-loop 574-MWe pressurized water reactor located about 27 miles southeast of Green Bay, Wis., on the western shore of Lake Michigan. At the time, Dominion said the plant was running well, but that low wholesale electricity prices in the region made it uneconomical to continue operation of the single-unit merchant power plant.
T. L. Yang and T. F. Parkinson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1969 | Pages 104-112
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE69-A21118
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The neutron decay spectrometer depends on the spectral analysis of the proton-electron pairs that originate from neutron decay. A spectrometer has been constructed which, compared to the prototype instrument, provides for increased collection efficiency, improved energy analysis, and reduced background. The resolving power, ΔE/E, was measured over the neutron energy range 13 < En < 95 keV, and a computer program was written for calculating the resolving power. Preliminary measurements of the total cross section of aluminum from 30 to 50 keV are described.
