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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
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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Feds, state agree on deadlines for treating Hanford’s tank waste
The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement on revised plans for managing millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical liquid waste stored in 177 underground tanks at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash.
Joseph J. McInerney
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 22 | Number 2 | June 1965 | Pages 215-234
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A20240
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A general procedure for solving the space-energy-angle-dependent neutron transport equation is presented. A complete set of eigenfunctions of the transport equation is found under the assumptions of plane symmetry, constant cross sections, and stationary nuclei. The eigenfunctions are shown to be orthogonal with a proper weight function. The slowing-down problem in a hydrogen medium is treated in detail. An analytical solution of this problem is compared with the results of a Monte Carlo experiment.
