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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The spotlight shines on a nuclear influencer
Brazilian model, nuclear advocate, and philanthropist Isabelle Boemeke, who the online TED lecture series describes as “the world’s first nuclear energy influencer,” was the subject of a recent New York Times article that explored her ardent support for and advocacy of nuclear technology.
William T. Sha, Charles F. Bonilla
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 1 | February 1965 | Pages 69-75
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20466
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A new method for determining the steam, or void, fraction in a boiling-water out-of-pile test section has been theoretically analyzed and experimentally verified with air voids at room temperature. The method utilizes the combined moderation and attenuation of neutrons from an Sb-Be source by the boiling water in which boron has been dissolved. It is found that the method is applicable to multi-rod test sections with void fractions up to 25% or more, and is sensitive enough to detect void fractions as small as 3% or less.