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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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ANS designates Armour Research Foundation Reactor as Nuclear Historic Landmark
The American Nuclear Society presented the Illinois Institute of Technology with a plaque last week to officially designate the Armour Research Foundation Reactor a Nuclear Historic Landmark, following the Society’s decision to confer the status onto the reactor in September 2024.
K. H. Beckurts, M. Brose, M. Knoche, G. Kruger, W. PÖNitz, H. Schmidt
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 17 | Number 3 | November 1963 | Pages 329-335
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A17379
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New measurements of the thermal neutron activation cross sections and the resonance activation integrals (14 sec and 54 min activity) of In115 are described. The results are discussed and compared with those of other recent determinations.
