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The Thermal Neutron Spectrum in a Diffusing Medium
H. Hurwitz, Jr.; M.S. Nelkin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 1-10
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25440
Fast Neutron Scattering from Thick Slabs
T. D. Strickler, H. E. Gilbert, J. A. Auxier
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 11-18
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25441
Effects of Irradiation on Corrosion Resistance of Some High Uranium Alloys
Sherman Greenberg, Joseph E. Draley
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 19-28
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25442
Some Characteristics of the Thermal Neutron Scattering Probability
R. K. Osborn
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 29-37
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25443
Estimation of Charge Life for Reactors with Small Cores
H. L. McMurray, A. V. Grimaud, G. H. Hanson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 38-46
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25444
The Decay of Fission Product Activity for Cyclic Operation of a Reactor
James W. Butler, M. Grotenhuis
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 47-51
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25445
The Application of Reactor Kinetics to the Analysis of Experiments
A. F. Henry
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 52-70
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-1
Neutron Self-Shielding in a Simple Plane Lattice
Joel Bengston
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 71-76
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25447
A Semiempirical Method of Calculating the Energy Absorption Buildup Factor with an Application to a Uniformly Contaminated Space Having Spherical Boundaries
Keran O'Brien, Wayne M. Lowder, Leonard R. Solon
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 77-84
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25448
Heat Transfer In Heterogeneous Circulating-Fuel Reactors
H. F. Poppendiek, L. D. Palmer
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 1 | January 1958 | Pages 85-106
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25449
Measurements of the Conversion Ratio of the PWR Critical Facility Blanket
W. Baer, M. J. Galper, N. Carbone
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 113-128
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25454
Coupled Fast-Thermal Power Breeder
Robert Avery
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 129-144
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25455
The Production of N16 and N17 in the Cooling Water of the NRX Reactor
W. J. Henderson, P. R. Tunnicliffe
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 145-150
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25456
Ten-Group Calculated Equilibrium Neutron Spectrum and Diffusion Length in Natural Uranium
D. Meneghetti, H. H. Hummel, W. B. Loewenstein
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 151-160
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25457
On the Multiple Scattering of Neutrons in Hydrogen-like Substances
C. H. Blanchard
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 161-170
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25458
Reaction Kinetics of Zirconium and Zircaloy-2 in Dry Air at Elevated Temperatures
L. F. Kendall, R. G. Wheeler, S. H. Bush
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 171-185
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25459
Thin Regions In Diffusion Theory Calculations
Eugene L. Wachspress
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 186-200
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25460
A Study of the Equilibration Process in the Fast Exponential Experiment
W. A. Reardon, H. H. Hummel
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 2 | February 1958 | Pages 201-213
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25461
Determination of Reactor Power by Coolant Activity Monitoring
Eugene E. Drucker, William D. Wallace
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 215-231
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25463
Metallurgical Problems in Fabrication of Zirconium-Clad Fuel Elements for Pressurized Water Reactors
R. B. Gordon
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 232-249
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25464
Effects of High Burnup on Natural Uranium
J. H. Kittel, S. H. Paine
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 250-268
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25465
Calculations of Neutron Distributions by the Methods of Stochastic Processes
Carl N. Klahr
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 269-285
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25466
The Effective Resonance Integral of Thorium and Thorium Oxide
I. E. Dayton, W. G. Pettus
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 286-295
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25467
Worths of Black Control Rods
WM. Howard Arnold, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 296-299
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25468
The Efficiency of Composite Fins
James J. Barker
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 300-312
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25469
Two-Dimensional (r,z) Multigroup Calculation for an Intermediate Spectrum Critical Assembly
P. L. Hofmann, M. L. Storm
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 313-338
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25470
Method of Successive Generations
G. W. Stuart, R. W. Woodruff
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 3 | March 1958 | Pages 339-373
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25471
Control Rod Drive Mechanism on the EBWR
C. F. Bullinger, W. J. Kann
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 379-386
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25475
The Determination of Reactor Transfer Functions from Measurements at Steady Operation
M. N. Moore
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 387-394
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25476
Effective Reactor Cross Sections in MTR Fuel Assemblies
J. Halperin, J. O. Blomeke, D. A. Mrkvicka
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 395-402
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25477
Measurements of Thermal Utilization, Resonance Escape Probability, and Fast Effect in Water-Moderated, Slightly Enriched Uranium and Uranium Oxide Lattices
D. Klein, A. Z. Kranz, G. G. Smith, W. Baer, J. DeJuren
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 403-427
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25478
Fission Gas Behavior in the Uranium-Aluminum System
Myron B. Reynolds
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 428-434
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25479
Slow Neutron Velocity Spectrometer Studies of the Total and Fission Cross Sections of U235 1, 2
E. Melkonian, V. Perez-Mendez, Miriam Levin Melkonian, W. W. Havens, Jr., L. J. Rainwater
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 435-444
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25480
Control Rod Calculations for Determination of Reactivity and Power Distribution
P. Greebler
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 445-455
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25481
General Solution of the Reactor Kinetic Equations without Feedback
Ziya Akcasu
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 4 | April 1958 | Pages 456-467
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25482
A Method for the Separation of Plutonium from Uranium
E. Haeffner, Å. Hultgren
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 471-481
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25486
Kinetics of Homogeneous Power Reactors of the LAPRE Type
John C. Allred, David S. Carter
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 482-503
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25487
Two-Group Diffusion Theory for a Ring of Cylindrical Rods
R. Avery
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 504-513
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25488
A Chemical Model of Radiation Damage in Graphite
G. R. Hennig
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 514-528
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25489
Removal of Decay Heat from a Plate-Type Fuel Subassembly in the Atmosphere
R. E. Grimble, B. W. LeTourneau
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 529-539
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25490
Thermal Stresses in Externally Clad Cylindrical Fuel Elements
C. O. Smith
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 540-547
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25491
Reactor Response to Reactivity Changes During a Xenon Transient
H. L. Garabedian, R. S. Varga, G. G. Bilodeau
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 548-572
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25492
The Transfer Function of a Water Boiler Reactor
R. E. Skinner, D. L. Hetrick
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 573-594
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25493
A Pulsed Neutron Technique for Reactivity Determination
B. E. Simmons, J. S. King
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 595-608
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE3-595-608
Measurement of the Gamma-Ray Dose near the Interface between Two Media
Frank Titus
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 609-619
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25495
A High-Frequency Reactor Instability Mechanism
Richard B. Nicholson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 5 | May 1958 | Pages 620-627
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25496
Yvon’s Method for Slabs
S. Zlering, D. Schiff
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 635-647
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25501
Electronic Analog Simulation of an In-Pile Circulating Fuel Loop
Mark T. Robinson, Joseph F. Krause, Francis P. Green, Donald F. Weekes
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 648-659
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25502
Radiation Processing of Foods
Raymond J. Beeley
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 660-693
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25503
Critical Parameters of a Proton-Moderated and Proton-Reflected Slab of U235
J. K. Fox, L. W. Gilley, J. H. Marable
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 694-697
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25504
Spatial Distribution of U238 Resonance Neutron Capture in Uranium Metal Rods
D. Klein, W. Baer, G. G. Smith
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 698-706
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25505
Effect of Uranium Recycle on Transuranic Element Buildup
E. D. Arnold
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 707-725
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25506
Energy Release from the Decay of Fission Products
J. F. Perkins, R. W. King
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 726-746
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25507
The Effective Cross Section of Pu240 in Long-Term Reactivity Calculations
R. L. Crowther, J. W. Weil
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 747-757
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25508
Subcadmium in-Pile Etas and Absorption Cross Sections of U233, Pu239, and Pu241
E. R. Gaerttner, M. E. Jones, D. E. McMillan, J. B. Sampson, T. M. Snyder
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 3 | Number 6 | June 1958 | Pages 758-771
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25509
