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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.
L. W. Weston, R. Gwin, and G. deSaussure, R. R. Fullwood and R. W. Hockenbury
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 34 | Number 1 | October 1968 | Pages 1-12
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE68-A19361
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The neutron capture cross section and fission cross section for 233U have been measured simultaneously in the neutron energy range 0.4 to 2000 eV. A pulsed and collimated neutron beam was passed through a 233U fission chamber placed at the center of a large liquid scintillator. Capture and fission events in the 233U chamber were detected in the scintillator by means of their prompt gamma rays. Coincident signals from the fission chamber and liquid scintillator distinguished fission from capture events. Comparisons with previously published data, using similar and different methods, are given.