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As global interest in nuclear energy surges, the United States must remain at the forefront of research and development to ensure national energy security, advance nuclear technologies, and promote international cooperation on safety and nonproliferation. A crucial step in achieving this is analyzing how funding and resources are allocated to better understand how to direct future research and development. The Department of Energy has spearheaded this effort by funding hundreds of research projects across the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). This initiative has empowered dozens of universities to collaborate toward a nuclear-friendly future.
R. Wölfle, A. Suhaimi, S. M. Qaim
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 115 | Number 1 | September 1993 | Pages 71-75
Technical Notes | doi.org/10.13182/NSE93-A35524
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Beryllium samples together with sets of 12 flux monitor foils having different reaction thresholds were irradiated in six different d(Be) neutron fields (Ed = 17.5 to 30.0 MeV). The shapes of the neutron spectra were determined by using the SAND-II iterative unfolding code. In a second calculational step, the excitation function for the (n,xt) process on 9 Be was obtained from the neutron flux distributions and the measured tritium activities in beryllium samples. For this purpose, the SAND-II code as well as a generalized least-squares unfolding code were applied, and both gave similar results. The excitation function thus obtained is in excellent agreement with the values obtained by using monoenergetic neutrons in the region of 13 to 20 MeV.
