ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2024
Latest News
New laws offer nuclear industry incentives for existing power plant uprates
This year, the U.S. nuclear industry received a much-needed economic boost that could help preserve operating nuclear power plants and incentivize upgrades that extend their lifespan and power output.
Signed into law in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act offers production tax credits (PTCs) for existing nuclear power plants and either PTCs or investment tax credits (ITCs) for new carbon-free generation. These credits could make power uprates—increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial plant may operate—a much more appealing option for utilities.
Robert E. Rothe
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 35 | Number 2 | February 1969 | Pages 267-276
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE69-A21142
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Critical parameters are reported for an essentially unreflected system containing uranium solution and a fixed neutron poison. The uranium solution contained 450.8 g of uranium per liter. The uranium was enriched to 93.19 wt% 235U. The fixed poison was natural boron contained in stainless steel plates and comprised 1.02 wt% of the plates. The total boron content was varied on successive runs by changing the number of plates. The plates were arranged along parallel chords of the 106.6-cm-diam cylindrical experimental tank; they were approximately uniformly spaced. Three types of measurements are reported. The first type provides data on an unpoisoned slab. In the second type, the uranium solution height at criticality was less than the height of the plates (119 cm) and provided data on a poisoned solution cylinder. When the boron concentration was 16.41 g/liter, the cylinder was sub-critical even if infinitely long. The third type of measurement, where the critical uranium solution height exceeded the plate height, allowed an evaluation of the interaction between an unpoisoned slab and a highly poisoned region. The highest boron concentration measured was 20.62 g/liter. The experimental data are compared with results from neutron transport and diffusion computer codes. Computer results also provide asymptotic values for critical parameters not amenable to measurement because of apparatus limitations. Finally, the computer was used to extend the applicability of the data to more general systems.