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NRC proposes changes to its rules on nuclear materials
In response to Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” the NRC is proposing sweeping changes to its rules governing the use of nuclear materials that are widely used in industry, medicine, and research. The changes would amend NRC regulations for the licensing of nuclear byproduct material, some source material, and some special nuclear material.
As published in the May 18 Federal Register, the NRC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule and draft interim guidance until July 2.
S. M. Ghiaasiaan, B. K. Kamboj, S. I. Abdel-Khalik
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 117 | Number 1 | May 1994 | Pages 22-32
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE94-A13566
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Gravity-driven countercurrent two-phase flow, in channels connected to a sealed tank at one end and open to the atmosphere at the other end, was analytically studied. This type of gravity-driven countercurrent two-phase flow can occur during the operation of passive safety coolant injection systems of advanced reactors. A mechanistic model was developed for the oscillating flow regime, which occurs in inclined channels with a side-entry configuration when the channel angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal plane is more than 10 deg and in channels with a bottom-entry channel-tank interphase. The model was shown to satisfactorily predict the experimental data.