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Powering the future: How the DOE is fueling nuclear fuel cycle research and development
As global interest in nuclear energy surges, the United States must remain at the forefront of research and development to ensure national energy security, advance nuclear technologies, and promote international cooperation on safety and nonproliferation. A crucial step in achieving this is analyzing how funding and resources are allocated to better understand how to direct future research and development. The Department of Energy has spearheaded this effort by funding hundreds of research projects across the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). This initiative has empowered dozens of universities to collaborate toward a nuclear-friendly future.
C. M. Eisenhauer
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 107 | Number 1 | January 1991 | Pages 67-81
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE91-A23781
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Using Monte Carlo calculations, it is shown that the transmission of scattered neutrons or gamma rays from a point source through a plane slab of infinite extent to a point detector depends on the orientation of the slab but varies very little with the slab position. This is also true for reflected radiation if the source is replaced by its image source and the results are interpreted in terms of a transmission problem. It is also shown that the transition from a slab of small extent (narrow beam conditions) to a slab of infinite extent (broad beam conditions) can be characterized by a simple function of the single-scatter angle. This function, too, can be applied to reflected radiation by invoking the image source. Typical results are presented for polyethylene and iron.