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The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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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DTE Energy studying uprate at Fermi-2, considers Fermi-3’s prospects
DTE Energy, the owner of Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan, is considering an extended uprate for Unit 2 that would increase its 1,100-MW generation capacity by 150 MW.
Dominic J. Raso and Stanley Woolf
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 27 | Number 2 | February 1967 | Pages 252-264
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18265
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Calculations were performed by the Monte Carlo method to determine the dose at various detector locations behind a vertical barrier and below an adjacent horizontal barrier. Results were obtained, using two different Monte Carlo approaches, for a 1.25-MeV simulated ground source incident on 60, 40, and 20 psf of concrete. The results of the Monte Carlo calculations were used to calculate reduction factors. The above-ground reduction factors compared with those of Spencer to within 10%. The below-ground reduction factors were compared with those calculated from the OCD Engineering Manual, and the agreement in this case was found to be unsatisfactory. In some instances, discrepancies were found to be as high as a factor of 3. For the case of the open basement, agreement among the three methods was found to lie within 10 to 20%. The results obtained by the two Monte Carlo methods used were found to be in excellent agreement. These results also compared to within 10 to 15% with results of experiments performed at Technical Operations Research. The results indicate that further investigation is necessary to determine the amount of scattered radiation within a basement.