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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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.
James P. Phelps and Eugene V. Weinstock
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 34 | Number 3 | December 1968 | Pages 237-250
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE68-A21089
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Accurate critical parameters have been obtained for bare, nearly homogeneous assemblies of enriched uranium and graphite having C/U atom ratios in the range 960 to 23 000. Among the quantities measured were keff, critical bucklings, extrapolation distances, spectral indices, and neutron lifetimes. Particular attention was paid to the problem of neutrons returning from the surroundings.