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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.
Trine-Yie Dawn, Ing-Jane Chen
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 72 | Number 2 | November 1979 | Pages 237-243
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-237
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Based on two properties of the discrete eigenvalues of the one-speed neutron transport equation with anisotropic scattering, we discuss the number and mathematical character of these discrete eigenvalues when the scattering function can be expanded into a finite series of Legendre polynomials. Such special cases as linearly and quadratically anisotropic scattering are studied in detail, and our results are plotted in parameter space. We also investigate the two physically interesting problems of isotropic scattering and linearly anisotropic scattering in the center-of-mass system. The discrete eigenvalues of these two problems are obtained numerically.