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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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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
J. A. Baran, R. S. Reynolds, R. E. Faw, W. R. Kimel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 4 | October 1970 | Pages 591-604
Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28769
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A method of calibrating a lead-collimated, sodium iodide scintillation spectrometer is reported. Nine radioisotopes with gamma-ray energies in the range from 0.046 to 1.114 MeV were used. Details of the methods of data acquisition and reduction are presented. Methods are described for using response functions from the nine radioisotopes to generate response matrices for the energy range from 20 to 1200 keV. Techniques for unfolding experimental data using response matrices are compared, and a detailed error analysis is presented. For the routine analysis of experimental data using direct matrix inversion, a 25 × 25 response matrix with unequally spaced energy intervals over the range 20 to 1200 keV was found to be near optimum.
