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Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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Countering the nuclear workforce shortage narrative
James Chamberlain, director of the Nuclear, Utilities, and Energy Sector at Rullion, has declared that the nuclear industry will not have workforce challenges going forward. “It’s time to challenge the scarcity narrative,” he wrote in a recent online article. “Nuclear isn't short of talent; it’s short of imagination in how it attracts, trains, and supports the workforce of the future.”
R. A. Schrack, C. D. Bowman
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 75 | Number 3 | September 1980 | Pages 275-277
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE80-A19059
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Theoretical calculations and experimental measurements have been made to look for reported chemical dependence in the yield of delayed neutrons from thermal-neutron-induced fission in 235U. Using an Einstein model of the lattice phonon distribution, calculations have been made that indicate no significant dependence of the fission cross section on the lattice phonon distribution. Two types of experimental measurements were made. The fission fragment yield was compared for thermal-neutron-induced fission in U3O8 and UO2. The delayed neutron yields from U3O8 and UO2 were also compared. In neither measurement was there a significant difference in yield for the two chemical states of uranium.
