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 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
R. E. Kaiser
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 1 | January 1975 | Pages 138-149
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24356
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Analytical corrections for the effect of subcritical reactivity on /βeff, detector efficiency, and 240Pu source worth in control-rod-group worth measurements in zero-power plutonium reactor Assembly 3 have been evaluated. Calculations of each factor were performed for a number of subcritical configurations in Phases 1B and 2; the results are presented and compared to the critical reference case. An evaluation of the method is included to establish a logical and efficient procedure for determining such corrections for future assemblies, which shows that extrapolations between similar configurations can be made accurately on the basis of only one or two rod patterns.