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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.
H. W. Hendel, D. L. Jassby
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 2 | October 1990 | Pages 114-137
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A27465
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The tokamak is described in its role as a neutron source, with emphasis on experimental results for deuterium-deuterium (D-D) neutron production. Topics covered include tokamak operation, sources of fusion and nonfusion neutrons, principal neutron detection methods and their calibration, neutron energy spectra and fluxes outside the tokamak plasma chamber, history of neutron production in tokamaks, neutron emission and fusion power gain from the Joint European Torus and the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (the largest present-day tokamaks), and deuterium-tritium neutron production from burnup of D-D tritons. The prospects for future tokamak neutron production and potential applications of tokamak neutron sources are also discussed.