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The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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.
E. Schonfeld
Nuclear Technology | Volume 3 | Number 10 | October 1967 | Pages 635-636
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27923
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Several problems in detector design, operation, and data evaluation have been encountered in the analysis by gamma-ray spectroscopy of samples containing very low levels of radioactivity. Some of these problems are: the compensation for variations in the background intensity during counting, the determination of how large the anticoincidence mantle and/or shield should be to reduce the background, the determination of the optimum counting times of the sample and background, and the compensation for spectral shifts occurring during the long counting times required for these samples. This work describes possible methods for satisfactorily solving these problems. A spectrum-resolution program, written in FORTRAN 62, 63, II, or IV, which can be used to analyze these low-activity samples for isotopic constituents, is available from the author.
