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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.
Ernest G. Silver
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 34 | Number 3 | December 1968 | Pages 275-284
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE68-A21092
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The pulsed-neutron method has been used with ice cylinders in the buckling range from 0.039 to 0.739 cm−2 over temperatures between −5 and −85°C. The purpose was to determine whether there would be early establishment of an asymptotic neutron spectrum and, since this proved to be so, to measure the neutron diffusion parameters. The neutron decay data were analyzed by using a nonlinear least-squares fitting method with two exponential modes. The resulting diffusion parameters are compared with those found by other workers for H2O at various temperatures, and the effect of the solid-liquid phase transition on the diffusion coefficient and diffusion cooling coefficient is discussed.