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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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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.
R. R. Rickard, C. F. Goeking, E. I. Wyatt
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 23 | Number 2 | October 1965 | Pages 115-118
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A28135
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Mass-yield measurements were made for the fission of 241Am induced by graphite-moderated reactor neutrons. In most cases gamma-ray spectrometry was used to measure the radioactivity of the isolated fission products. The relative abundance of each nuclide representing a particular fission chain was determined radiochemically with respect to 139Ba, whose fission yield was assumed to be 6.22%. The composite results of the three separate experiments are presented.