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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.
Tsung-Kuang Yeh, Digby D. Macdonald, Arthur T. Motta
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 121 | Number 3 | December 1995 | Pages 468-482
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE95-A24148
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A computer code with the capability of simultaneously estimating the concentrations of radiolysis species, the electrochemical corrosion potential, and the kinetics of growth of a reference crack in sensitized Type 304 stainless steel is developed for the heat transport circuits of boiling water reactors (BWRs). The primary objective of this code, DAMAGE-PREDICTOR, is to theoretically evaluate the effectiveness of hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) in the BWRs as a function of feedwater hydrogen concentration and reactor power level. The power level determines various important thermal-hydraulic parameters and the neutron and gamma energy deposition rate in the core and near-core regions. These input parameters are estimated using well-established algorithms, and the simulations are carried out for full-power conditions for two reactors that differ markedly in their responses to HWC. The DAMAGE-PREDICTOR code is found to successfully account for plant data from both reactors using a single set of model parameter values.