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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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BWXT will scout potential TRISO fuel production sites in Wyoming
BWX Technologies Inc. announced today that its Advanced Technologies subsidiary has signed a cooperation agreement with the state of Wyoming to evaluate locations and requirements for siting a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the state.
K. L. Garlid, S. R. Bierman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 2 | Number 5 | October 1966 | Pages 440-447
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27622
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Pulsed neutron experiments in very large homogeneous systems are useful in estimating fundamental-mode decay constants even though it is impossible for an asymptotic mode ever to be completely established. Experimental results in water show that the observed decay of the neutron density is very nearly exponential and that the decay constant is close to the asymptotic value. A comparison of some relatively simple theoretical models illustrates the significance of fast neutron dispersion and the very poor prediction obtained, even qualitatively, using one-group time-dependent diffusion theory.