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Preface: Nuclear Engineering Education: The Past and the Future
Forrest J. Remick
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 9-10
Nuclear Engineering Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15929
History of Nuclear Engineering Curricula
Glenn Murphy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 11-14
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15930
Reactor Use in Nuclear Engineering Programs
Raymond L. Murray
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 15-17
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15931
Current Status of Nuclear Engineering Education
N. J. Palladino
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 18-28
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15932
Where Do We Go from Here?
Marvin E. Wyman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 29-33
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15933
Fissioning Uranium Plasmas and Nuclear-Pumped Lasers
Richard T. Schneider, Karlheinz Thom
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 34-50
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15934
Gaseous and Quantum Electronics in Nuclear Engineering Education
William E. Wells
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 51-56
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15935
Laser and Solid-State Applications in Nuclear Engineering
Chihiro Kikuchi, James J. Duderstadt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 57-59
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15936
Biomedical Aspects of Nuclear Engineering Education
Gordon L. Brownell, Brian W. Murray
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 60-66
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15937
Radiation Imaging—An Interesting Utilization of Nuclear Engineering Methodology
Edward S. Kenney, Alan M. Jacobs
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 67-77
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15938
Nuclear Chemical Engineering
Robert C. Axtmann
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 78-83
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15939
Fusion Power by Magnetic Confinement: Plans and the Associated Need for Nuclear Engineers
Robert L. Hirsch, Donald S. Beard
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 84-91
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15940
Fusion Physics and Engineering—A Part of the Nuclear Engineering Curriculum
T. Kammash
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 92-95
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15941
Teaching and Research in Fusion Plasmas and Technology at the University of Illinois
George H. Miley, Finis H. Southworth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 96-106
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15942
Computer Applications in Controlled Fusion Research
John Killeen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 107-113
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15943
Evaluation of Fusion Research and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin
Charles W. Maynard
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 114-118
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15944
A Historical Sketch of the Discovery, Production, and Application of Radioisotopes
Clarke Williams
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 119-123
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15945
Radiochemistry Teaching and Research at the University of California at Irvine
V. P. Guinn, G. E. Miller, F. S. Rowland
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 124-130
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15946
Instructional Programs in the Application of Radiation and Radioisotopes at Texas A&M University
James B. Smathers, Robert G. Cochran
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 131-134
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15947
Career Opportunities in the Applications of Radiation and Radioisotopes
Kennard H. Morganstern
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 135-139
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15948
Atomic Industrial Forum Public Information Seminars
Paul Turner
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 140-142
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15949
Citizens’ Workshops on Energy and the Environment
Lawrence K. Akers, John F. Yegge
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 143-147
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15950
Summer Workshops for High-School Science Teachers
Harold H. Young, Jerome Kohl
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 148-153
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15951
European Public Information Activities
André J. Gauvenet
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 154-160
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15952
American Nuclear Society Public Information Activities
Warren F. Witzig
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 161-165
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15953
Environmental Aspects of Breeders
Raymond D. Cooper
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 166-173
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15954
Environmental Aspects of Fusion Reactors
F. E. Coffman, J. M. Williams
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 174-181
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15955
Assessment of the Reliability of the CNEN’s Calculational Methods for the Neutronic Design of PWRs
M. A. Gaafer, L. Mango, + F. V. Orestano,†, F. Pistella
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 187-206
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24286
Use of the “Lagrangian and Eulerian Points of View” in the Transient Critical Heat Flux Calculations for BWR Rod Bundles and Experimental Verifications
V. Marinelli, A. Pellei, P. Vallero, C. Vitanza
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 207-215
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24287
Plasma Simulation Using Particle Codes
W. L. Kruer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 216-223
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24288
Measurement and Calculation of Neutron Spectra at a Sodium-Iron Interface
Friedbert Kappler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 224-232
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24289
Rationale of Reactor Site Selection for Public Safety
J. R. Beattie
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 233-239
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24290
Flow of Radioactive Fluid Through the Soil Surrounding a Power-Reactor Station After a Core Meltdown Accident
J. H. Pitts
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 240-247
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24291
In-Core Fuel Management Via Perturbation Theory
John O. Mingle
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 248-257
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24292
Spent Fuel Transportation on Highways-the Radioactive Dose to the Traffic
George Yadigaroglu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 258-266
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24293
Observations of Irradiated Fuel Behavior Under Simulated Accident Heating Conditions
J. T. A. Roberts, B. J. Wrona, D. Fischer, J. A. Buzzell
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 267-272
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24294
Analytical Stress Analysis Solution for a Simplified Model of a Reactor Fuel Element
David E. Lamkin, Richard L. Brehm
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 273-285
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24295
A Relationship Between Equivalent Chromium Content and Irradiation-Induced Swelling in Type 316 Stainless Steel
J. F. Bates, G. L. Guthrie
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 286-291
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24296
An Ultrasonic Trepanning Technique for Radial Sampling of Ceramic Fuel Pellets
F. L. Yaggee, G. M. Dragel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 2 | October 1975 | Pages 292-300
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24297
A Method for Optimum Determination of Adjustable Parameters in the Boiling Water Reactor Core Simulator Using Operating Data on Flux Distribution
Takashi Kiguchi, Toshio Kawai
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 315-326
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24307
Subcompartment Analysis of High-Energy Pipe Ruptures
C. William Savery, Y. S. Huang, George M. Kowal
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 327-336
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24308
Computer Simulation of Pulsed-Neutron Experiments Performed on the Fort St. Vrain High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
Wayne Pfeiffer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 337-351
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24309
Analysis and Results of Pulsed-Neutron Experiments Performed on the Fort St. Vrain High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
W. Pfeiffer, J. R. Brown, A. C. Marshall
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 352-375
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24310
Mechanical Properties of Unirradiated Fast Reactor Cladding During Simulated Overpower Transients
C. W. Hunter, R. L. Fish, J. J. Holmes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 376-388
Department | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24311
Effects of Fissile Atom Segregation in Light Water Reactor Plutonium Recycle Fuels
R. O. Meyer, C. R. Hann, D. D. Lanning
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 389-393
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24312
An Assessment of the Coolant Voiding Dynamics Following the Failure of Preirradiated LMFBR Fuel Pins
August W. Cronenberg, Michael A. Grolmes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 394-410
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24313
Plutonium Trifluoride as a Fuel for Molten Salt Reactors-Solubility Studies
D. D. Sood, P. N. Iyer, R. Prasad, V. N. Vaidya, K. N. Roy, V. Venugopal, Z. Singh, M. V. Ramaniah
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 411-415
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24314
Fast- and Thermal-Neutron Irradiation and Annealing of Cu, Ni, Fe, Ti, and Pd
J. A. Horak, T. H. Blewitt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 416-438
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24315
Analytical Determination of Nitride Nitrogen in Lithium Coolants
R. J. Schlager, D. L. Olson, W. L. Bradley
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 439-441
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24316
A Gamma-Ray Absorptometer for Nuclear Fuel Evaluation
James E. Ayer, Donald R. Schmitt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 442-448
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24317
Fast-Neutron Hodoscope at Treat: Development and Operation
A. De Volpi, R. J. Pecina, R. T. Daly, D. J. Travis, R. R. Stewart, E. A. Rhodes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 449-487
Technical Paper | Instruments | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-1
Analysis of Geothermal Power Plant Water Using Gamma Rays from Capture of Californium-252 Neutrons
Dick Duffey, J. P. Balogna, Peter F. Wiggins
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 488-499
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24319
Measurement of Transuranic Solid Wastes at the 10 nCi/g Activity Level
C. J. Umbarger, L. R. Cowder
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 500-510
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24320
Thermal-Neutron Flux Distribution in Cubical Cavities from an Isotopic Neutron Source
John Bartko
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 511-513
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24321
The Influence of Nonstatistical Variations on Low-Level Measurements of 131l in Milk
J. M. Matuszek, C. J. Paperiello
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 514-522
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24322
A Fast-Response Thermocouple for Temperature Fluctuation Measurements in Sodium Coolants
H. Bunschi, W. Seifritz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | November 1975 | Pages 523-525
Technical Note | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24323
The Rio Blanco Experiment-Its Objectives, Design, and Execution
Gerald R. Luetkehans, John Toman, Bennie G. DiBona
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 539-558
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24334
Rio Blanco: Nuclear Operations and Chimney Reentry
W. R. Woodruff, R. S. Guido
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 559-622
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24335
Modification of the Colony Tower for the Rio Blanco Detonation
John A. Blume, Sigmund A. Freeman, Kenneth K. Honda, Lloyd A. Lee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 623-630
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24336
Project Rio Blanco Ground Motion Studies
E. D. Alcock
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 631-639
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24337
The Rio Blanco Experiment: Subsurface and Surface Effects and Measurements
J. Toman, C. Sisemore, R. Terhune
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 640-652
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24338
Heating Effects in Rio Blanco Rock
R. W. Taylor, D. W. Bowen, P. E. Rossler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 653-659
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24339
Pore Pressure Enhancements Observed on Rio Blanco
John R. Banister, D. M. Ellett
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 660-679
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24340
Verifying the Coherency Transfer Function Ground Motion Predictions for Multiple Underground Explosions
Dean V. Power
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 680-691
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24341
Production Test Data and Preliminary Analysis of Top Chimney/Cavity
John Toman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 4 | December 1975 | Pages 692-704
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24342
