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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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DOE-EM awards $74.8M Oak Ridge support services contract
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has awarded a five-year contract worth up to $74.8 million to Independent Strategic Management Solutions for professional support services at the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management site in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
L. W. Weston, R. Gwin, G. de Saussure, R. W. Ingle, J. H. Todd, C, W. Craven, R. W. Hockenbury, R. C. Block
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 42 | Number 2 | November 1970 | Pages 143-149
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE70-A19495
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The relative neutron capture and fission cross section in the neutron energy range 0.02 to 1.0 eV have been simultaneously measured. The data are normalized by means of the previously reported total cross section. The technique used consisted of passing a pulsed neutron beam through a 233U fission chamber placed at the center of a large liquid scintillator. The prompt-neutron capture gamma rays were detected only in the liquid scintillator whereas a fission event was characterized by coincident signals from the liquid scintillator and fission chamber. This technique provides a new method of obtaining eta in this neutron energy range which is not subject to the same type of errors as are associated with a direct measurement. Comparisons with previously published data are given.