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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.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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R. M. Carroll and O. Sisman
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 21 | Number 2 | February 1965 | Pages 147-158
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A21038
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The fission-gas release from single-crystal UO2 has been studied during irradiation at temperatures from 400°C to 1300°C and neutron fluxes from 1 × 1013 to 4 × 1013. The fractional gas release (rate of release/rate of production) was found to decrease with burnup and with increase in fission rate. Fission-gas release was independent of temperature below 600°C but increased exponentially with higher temperatures. From the proportions of different isotopes in the fission gas, it was concluded that a knock-out process controlled the low-temperature gas release. The high-temperature release, once thought to be by diffusion, is now postulated to be controlled by a trapping mechanism.
