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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
M. Tomlinson, R. R. Tymko, Donna Wuschke
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 30 | Number 1 | October 1967 | Pages 14-19
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A17238
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The hydrogenated terphenyl mixture HB-40 which is in use as a reactor organic coolant, has been irradiated at 350°C with 1.5-MeV electrons. Changes in composition and properties are reported. Decomposition proceeded at half the rate per unit dose observed previously during reactor irradiations where 62% of the absorbed energy was due to fast neutrons. This indicates a dependence of hydroterphenyl radiolysis on Linear Energy Transfer, whereby recoil protons produce 3.2 ± 0.6 times as much decomposition as electrons. Some differences between the physical properties of electron-irradiated material and the properties of reactor-irradiated material were noted.
