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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
C. J. Thompson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 6 | June 1969 | Pages 559-566
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28285
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A system for neutron activation analysis using an Sb:Be neutron source and an on-line PDP-9 computer is described. The irradiation of samples in a flux of 6 × 108 n/(cm2 sec) and the counting of samples with Ge(Li) detectors are controlled by the computer. The system is controlled either manually or automatically for routine analysis of many samples. The program allows the determination of the intensity and energy of gamma rays. It also displays and plots spectra and stores them on magnetic “Dectape.”
