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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.
Hiromasa Iida, Yasushi Seki
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 76 | Number 3 | December 1980 | Pages 302-307
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE80-A21320
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In using a Monte Carlo transport code, particle fluxes are underestimated with a calculational model using specular reflection boundaries when a point detector estimator that scores only the direct contribution to the detector from a collision point within the model is used. This underestimation occurs because the contributions from collision points outside the calculational model are neglected. An additional scoring scheme is developed to compensate for the discrepancy; the new scheme is implemented to three-dimensional Monte Carlo transport code MORSE-GG. Validity of the method is shown by test calculations with ANISN and revised MORSE-GG.