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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
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
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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DTE Energy studying uprate at Fermi-2, considers Fermi-3’s prospects
DTE Energy, the owner of Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan, is considering an extended uprate for Unit 2 that would increase its 1,100-MW generation capacity by 150 MW.
A. J. Deruytter, I. G. Schröder, J. A. Moore
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 21 | Number 3 | March 1965 | Pages 325-328
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A20036
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A more precise value of the half-life of U235, for alpha emission, has been determined from an analysis of the alpha spectrum of natural uranium. The alpha spectrum was measured using solid-state detectors and the half-life obtained by a comparison of the intensity of the resolved portion of the U235 alpha spectrum with the intensities of the U234 and U238 alpha groups. The value obtained was T1/2 = (6.92± 0.09) × 108 years.
