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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.
D. V. Gopinath, K. Santhanam, D. P. Burte
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 52 | Number 4 | December 1973 | Pages 494-498
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE73-A23320
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The Anisotropic Source-Flux Iteration Technique (ASFIT) is a semianalytical method based on collision probabilities for energy-dependent radiation transport. In its original form, the coupled integral equations for space and energy-angle transmission were solved using discrete ordinate representation in space and energy and polynomial approximation in direction cosine for radiation flux and source terms. In this Note, the following modifications of ASFIT are presented: 1. discrete ordinate representation in direction cosine 2. sequential integration in space 3. exponential transformation in space 4. multiple energy structure for neutron transport. The Note discusses the rationale for these modifications, and their effect on the speed of computation, convergence, and capabilities of the code.