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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.
Y. Gur, S. Yiftah
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 56 | Number 2 | February 1975 | Pages 202-210
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE75-A26660
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Basic nuclear data libraries, such as ENDF/B-III, are used today for the generation of multigroup cross-section sets. Since the multigroup sets are determined by calculating the weighted averages of the cross-section curves, knowledge of the weighting function within each group is required. In principle, this function is not only dependent on the specific reactor, but is also a function of position in the reactor. With existing codes and methods the weighting function in the Bondarenko-type library is not iterated, since each time the weighting function is changed, a code that handles the basic data library and consumes much computer time must be run.