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As global interest in nuclear energy surges, the United States must remain at the forefront of research and development to ensure national energy security, advance nuclear technologies, and promote international cooperation on safety and nonproliferation. A crucial step in achieving this is analyzing how funding and resources are allocated to better understand how to direct future research and development. The Department of Energy has spearheaded this effort by funding hundreds of research projects across the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). This initiative has empowered dozens of universities to collaborate toward a nuclear-friendly future.
Seong-Youn Kim, Raphael Aronson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 73 | Number 1 | January 1980 | Pages 56-65
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE80-A18708
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The transfer matrix method is used to solve the Milne problem for a half space for neutrons interacting with a moderator at temperature T. Two different scattering models are considered. They are (a) the free monatomic gas of arbitrary molecular mass with constant cross sections in the center-of-mass system, and (b) the Nelkin kernel for water. Both models permit an additional 1/v absorption cross section. We have obtained accurate numerical values for the diffusion length, the extrapolated end point, the critical absorption strength, and the boundary heating for a variety of values of the parameters. Comparison is made both with other calculations and with experiments.