ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Latest Magazine Issues
Mar 2026
Jan 2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
April 2026
Nuclear Technology
February 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
NRC unveils Part 53 final rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalized its new regulatory framework for advanced reactors that officials believe will accelerate, simplify, and reduce burdens in the new reactor licensing process.
The final rule arrives more than a year ahead of an end-of-2027 deadline set in the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), the 2019 law that formally directed the NRC to develop a new, technology-inclusive regulatory approach. The resulting rule—10 CFR Part 53, “Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors”—is commonly referred to as Part 53.
H. Kumawat
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 199 | Number 4 | April 2025 | Pages 550-556
Review Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2380636
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Monte Carlo Nucleon Transport (MONC) code for nucleon transport is extended for below 20-MeV proton transport using the ENDF and EXFOR databases. It is used to simulate the p + 7Li reaction up to 20-MeV proton energies, with the produced neutron spectra reported here. The simulated results are compared with the calculated values from other available codes like PINO, EPEN, and SimLiT, as well as experimental data. The spectra reported here can be used to get the neutron cross section for the quasi-monoenergetic neutron reaction and will help to subtract the low-energy contribution. The primary neutron spectra and its transport are useful, as this reaction has the potential for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy. The backing materials are used to fully stop the proton beam, hence the contributions of the neutrons from backing materials are estimated. It is found that tantalum is a good backing material below ~8 MeV and that carbon is better at higher energies.