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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Nuclear Dirigo
On April 22, 1959, Rear Admiral George J. King, superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy, announced that following the completion of the 1960 training cruise, cadets would begin the study of nuclear engineering. Courses at that time included radiation physics, reactor control and instrumentation, reactor theory and engineering, thermodynamics, shielding, core design, reactor maintenance, and nuclear aspects.
Anca Melintescu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 80 | Number 3 | May 2024 | Pages 266-275
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2223723
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Radiological and environmental impact assessment models are important tools that support nuclear safety. The present study summarizes the upgrades of a research-grade model (CROPTRIT) with an emphasis on a soil submodel and the balance between air-to-plant and soil-to-plant pathways, together with the needs that must be accomplished by an operational model in order to be applied to nuclear facilities involving large tritium loads.