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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.
W. L. Filippone
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 99 | Number 3 | July 1988 | Pages 232-250
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE88-A28995
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SMART (simulation of many accumulative Rutherford trajectories) scattering theory is based on a scattering matrix designed to eliminate angular and possibly energy discretization errors. This is done without resorting to negative matrix elements. In effect, the true scattering law is replaced by one with fewer collisions but larger deflections per collision. The two scattering laws are equivalent, at least in space-independent calculations. To the extent that this equivalence holds true for space-dependent problems, the major numerical obstacle to electron transport modeling is removed. SMART scattering theory has been used in one-dimensional streaming ray and two-dimensional SN codes in lieu of Fokker-Planck or extended transport correction techniques, and in a one-dimensional discrete angle Monte Carlo code in place of the condensed history approach. Excellent results have been obtained.