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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.
M. V. Gregory, H. C. Honeck
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 61 | Number 3 | November 1976 | Pages 437-445
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE76-A26932
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Control algorithms for power-shaping calculations and critical rod bank position searches are described. The algorithms allow a flux computation module using a finite difference solution of the few-group neutron diffusion equations with coarse-mesh rebalancing to be directly extended to control calculations. The control algorithms are formulated as an extension of the standard critical buckling search by recasting the procedure for calculating the eigenvalue. A comparison of the power-shaping calculation with an equivalent keff calculation demonstrates that the former requires approximately the same number of outer iterations as the latter.