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Maine Maritime Academy to offer nuclear engineering technology major
The Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) is set to become the first maritime academy in the United States to offer a major in nuclear engineering technology. The college characterized it as “an important step in addressing workforce needs and advancing clean energy solutions” in a LinkedIn post announcing the major.
Cheol Ho Pyeon, Ryota Katano, Akito Oizumi, Masahiro Fukushima
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 197 | Number 11 | November 2023 | Pages 2902-2919
Regular Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2172311
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Sample reactivity and void reactivity experiments are carried out in the solid-moderated and solid-reflected cores at the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA) with the combined use of aluminum (Al), lead (Pb), and bismuth (Bi) samples, and Al spacers simulating the void. MCNP6.2 eigenvalue calculations together with JENDL-4.0 provide good accuracy of sample reactivity with the comparison of experimental results. Also, experimental void reactivity is attained by using MCNP6.2 together with JENDL-4.0 and ENDF/B-VII.1 with a small relative difference between experiments and calculations. Uncertainty in sample reactivity and void reactivity due to the ENDF/B-VII.1 Al, Pb, and Bi nuclear data is quantified using sensitivities calculated by the ksen card in MCNP6.2 and covariances provided by SCALE6.2. A series of reactivity analyses with the Al spacer simulating the void demonstrates the means of analyzing the void in the solid-moderated and solid-reflected cores at KUCA.