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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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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DOE-EM awards $37.5M to Vanderbilt University for nuclear cleanup support
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on January 16 that it has awarded a noncompetitive financial assistance agreement worth $37.5 million to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., to aid the department’s mission of cleaning up legacy nuclear waste.
W. D. Lanning
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 15 | Number 3 | March 1963 | Pages 259-267
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A26436
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The feasibility of applying the spherical harmonics technique to problems in gamma transport is investigated. The spherical harmonics procedure is described for one-dimensional slab geometry for plane monoenergetic sources. Energy spectra obtained by the P-3 approximation covering a wide range of source energies and materials are compared to moments results for penetrations up to fifteen mean free paths. The comparisons indicate that it is plausible to extend the method to multislab geometry for potential design applications.
