ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
September 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Charles N. Kelber
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 42 | Number 3 | December 1970 | Pages 257-259
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE70-A21214
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The equivalence relation for the calculation of resonance capture employs a modified rod radius to account for inaccuracies in the Wigner rational approximation of the probability of escape from the rod. In this paper we extend older work to derive a correction to the mean chord length which depends on the peak resonance cross section, the potential scattering, and the rod radius. Such a formula represents a useful compromise between use of the less accurate but computationally convenient equivalence relation and accurate but computationally complex methods. By fitting the radius modifier over a wide range of values, the following representation is found: