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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.
Toshio Sanda, Fumiaki Nakashima, Keisho Shirakata
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 113 | Number 2 | February 1993 | Pages 97-108
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE113-97
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Eigenvalue separation, which is used as a criterion to determine the degree of neutronic decoupling of the core, is measured by a static flux-tilt method on Zero-Power Physics Reactor assemblies. Space-dependent nuclear characteristics, such as the radial distributions of the reaction rates and the control rod worths, are also measured for the same assemblies. The calculation/experiment (C/E) values vary with core radius depending on the assemblies. The relationship between decoupling and C/E radial dependence is investigated, and a quantitative relation is found between the eigenvalue separation of the first radial mode and the C/E radial dependence.