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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.
Russell D. Mosteller, Roger W. Brewer, Peter J. Jaegers
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 145 | Number 1 | September 2003 | Pages 105-119
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE03-A2367
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Zeus experiments have been designed to test the adequacy of 235U cross sections in the intermediate-energy range. Detailed models of the three Zeus critical experiments are developed for the MCNP Monte Carlo code, and calculated results, based on cross sections derived from ENDF/B-V and ENDF/B-VI, are presented and assessed. A series of modeling simplifications then is described that transforms the detailed representations into benchmark configurations, and the reactivity impact of each of those simplifications is assessed.
