ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
May 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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.
J. F. Carew, A. L. Aronson, D. M. Cokinos, A. Prince, M. Todosow
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 91 | Number 3 | November 1985 | Pages 279-285
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A17304
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A simple and accurate analytic method for calculating pressure vessel neutron damage >1-MeV fluence has been derived. The method employs asymptotic expressions for the one-speed neutron transport Green's function, together with an effective removal cross section, to propagate the neutron source from the core out to the pressure vessel. The spatial integration over the core neutron source is performed using a multipole expansion of the transport Green's function. The analytic method reproduces detailed (DOT) numerical calculations in both (r,ϴ) and (r,z) geometries to within 5%, and similar accuracy is expected in three dimensions.