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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
E. Blue, H. P. Flatt
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 7 | Number 2 | February 1960 | Pages 127-132
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A29081
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It has been observed in the past that the computer time required for the numerical solution of the transport equation has been almost prohibitive for many problems of interest. Results of a study designed to improve the convergence rate of the angular segmentation or Sn method are presented. Examples showing the effect of several different modifications of the standard Sn method are given. It is recommended that the incorporation of the modification discussed will significantly improve the convergence of the Sn method and permit an efficient solution of many problems related to thermal assemblies.
