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NRC wants input on Hermes 2 test reactor construction permit
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking input on its draft environmental assessment and draft finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power’s application to build the Hermes 2 test reactor facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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The parameterized formulas of isomeric cross-section ratios, including two adjustable parameters for (n,2n), (n,p), (n, α) reactions at 14.5 MeV, have been derived with some approximations based on the Hauser-Feshbach theory. By fitting these formulas to available data, these parameters have been extracted, and the systematics behavior of the isomeric cross-section ratios has been studied. More accurate and reasonable predictions than before were obtained by using these parameters and the systematics formulas.
