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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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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.
J. B. Sun, H. D. Warren
Nuclear Technology | Volume 36 | Number 3 | December 1977 | Pages 249-261
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31939
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To determine the accuracy of the neutron transport computer code used to predict 16N production rates, data on 16O(n, p)16N reaction rates were obtained by performing an 16O activation experiment. Measured absolute 16N production rates are compared to the calculated data. The comparison indicates that calculations using ENDF/B-II data consistently overestimate 16N production rates by a factor that ranges from 1.06 to 2.00. Good agreement between measurements and ENDF/B-IV calculations reveals that the latest version of the nuclear data used in the code is remarkably improved over previous versions.
