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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.
J. E. Hoogenboom
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 70 | Number 2 | May 1979 | Pages 210-212
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19656
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In solving integral equations and estimating average with the Monte Carlo method, biasing functions may be used to reduce the variance of the estimates. A simple derivation has been used to prove the existence of a zero-variance collision estimator if a specific biasing function and survival probability are applied. This optimum biasing function is the same as that used for the well-known zero-variance last-event estimator.