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Join other experts in discussion on nuclear engineering. Topics on design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors. Radiation Protections, Radioactive Waste, Design, Reactors as well!

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Atom or weight fraction in MOX fuel

Nov 20, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 20, 2014

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Optoelectric nuclear batteries with tritium?

Nov 20, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 20, 2014

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Making gold by nuclear reactions -- what efficiency?

Nov 2, 2014 · Replies 29 · Nov 16, 2014

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Finding UO2 Enrichment Value for MCNP5 Input File

Nov 14, 2014 · Replies 6 · Nov 15, 2014

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Can Magnetic Fields Control Neutron Emission in Compact Neutron Generators?

Nov 9, 2014 · Replies 4 · Nov 10, 2014

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Should I go to Europe to do MCF (PhD)

Nov 5, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 6, 2014

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Solving MCNP6 Burn Card Problem

Oct 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Oct 28, 2014

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Calculate ##\xi## for Neutron Slowing Down in Moderators

Oct 19, 2014 · Replies 5 · Oct 22, 2014

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ANSYS Software for Simulating Fluid Phase Change in Steam Generators

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 2 · Oct 19, 2014

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Equation of radionuclide production

Jul 11, 2014 · Replies 2 · Oct 19, 2014

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Results of steam bubbles in the reactor

Oct 8, 2014 · Replies 8 · Oct 16, 2014

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Cleaning up radioactive or mine waste

Sep 18, 2014 · Replies 7 · Oct 9, 2014

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India's thorium reactor delayed

Aug 23, 2014 · Replies 12 · Oct 8, 2014

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How Can Students Access SCDAP/RELAP Source Code?

Sep 29, 2014 · Replies 2 · Oct 4, 2014

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Get rid of transuranians in Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors?

Aug 21, 2014 · Replies 60 · Oct 2, 2014

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Uncovering Half-Life Data for Odd Isotopes: A Search for Fission Products

Sep 25, 2014 · Replies 6 · Sep 28, 2014

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Slow or fast neutrons in LFTRs (Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors)

Aug 20, 2014 · Replies 3 · Sep 20, 2014

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Are Small-Scale Fusion Reactors the Future of Electric Power?

Sep 17, 2014 · Replies 2 · Sep 18, 2014

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Apps of nuclear physics in medicine

Sep 10, 2014 · Replies 3 · Sep 16, 2014

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Question pertaining to the Power Yields of Nuclear Fusion Reactors

Aug 27, 2014 · Replies 8 · Sep 3, 2014

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Plasma fusion vs nuclear fusion

Aug 30, 2014 · Replies 1 · Aug 31, 2014

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Level After Decay of Radioactive Isotope

Aug 27, 2014 · Replies 1 · Aug 28, 2014

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Geiger Counter Measurement: Sieverts/Hour?

Aug 27, 2014 · Replies 8 · Aug 27, 2014

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NPP Working 75%: Limitations & Calculation Changes?

Aug 25, 2014 · Replies 7 · Aug 26, 2014

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Calculating exposure / dose from cross sections

Aug 13, 2014 · Replies 1 · Aug 23, 2014

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Would it be possible to build a model tokamak

Aug 17, 2014 · Replies 7 · Aug 18, 2014

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Two rucksacks of U238 - a myth?

Apr 8, 2014 · Replies 20 · Aug 8, 2014

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Nuclear weapons for anti-missile defense

Jan 10, 2014 · Replies 42 · Aug 4, 2014

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Problems with Fast Ignition fusion?

Jul 30, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jul 31, 2014

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What type of fusion reaction generates the most neutrons?

Jul 28, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jul 28, 2014

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Question about fast neutron leakage calculations

Jul 24, 2014 · Replies 8 · Jul 26, 2014

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How to Resolve MCNP Depletion Code Syntax Errors?

Jul 21, 2014 · Replies 8 · Jul 23, 2014

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Plasmoid Contamination in a Dense Plasma Focus

Jul 19, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jul 20, 2014

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Relap thermodynamic property error

Jul 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jul 17, 2014

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Peaking factor and power profile

Jul 9, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jul 10, 2014

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RELAP fuel rod-coolant response modeling

Jul 7, 2014 · Replies 3 · Jul 8, 2014

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Find specific reaction cross section in an ENDF file

Jun 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jun 27, 2014

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What " Yield " means in TENDL ?

Jun 22, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jun 25, 2014

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Is there any free burnup code

Jun 5, 2014 · Replies 3 · Jun 10, 2014

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Idea for an internal scanner using natural radioactivity

Jun 8, 2014 · Replies 3 · Jun 9, 2014

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What happens if you send a electron beam in a plasma?

Mar 30, 2014 · Replies 10 · May 24, 2014

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One Dimensional Slab Heat Transfer Taylor Expansion in Glasstone

Mar 23, 2014 · Replies 5 · May 12, 2014

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Can I Pass Security Clearance with Marijuana Arrest?

May 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 2, 2014

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Looking for research which encompasses both plasmas and fission.

Apr 29, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 1, 2014

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Feasibility of a home built beta cell or similar nuclear battery?

Mar 11, 2014 · Replies 8 · May 1, 2014

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Fukushima Anti-nuclear Fukushima Pseudoscience Debunked

Apr 28, 2014 · Replies 4 · Apr 28, 2014

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Can Nuclear Fusion Become a Viable Green Energy Source?

Feb 12, 2014 · Replies 20 · Apr 27, 2014

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Looking for Experimental Nuclear Physicists and Nuclear Engineers

Apr 24, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 26, 2014

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Activity of Isotope: mCi, mR, Rem Value & Distance

Apr 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 23, 2014

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Questions on Neutralizing Radioactive Materials

Apr 22, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 22, 2014

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Cold shutdown that doesn't require coolant circulation?

Sep 27, 2012 · Replies 90 · Apr 22, 2014

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Safety Injection during Main Steam Line Break

Mar 25, 2014 · Replies 65 · Apr 21, 2014

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How Can I Design a Tokamak to Ignite Ordinary Air and Control Plasma Diameter?

Apr 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 17, 2014

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How to model transient conditions?

Jan 13, 2014 · Replies 10 · Apr 15, 2014

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Where Can I Find Resources on Nuclear Research Reactors?

Mar 23, 2014 · Replies 14 · Apr 13, 2014

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What Are the Potential Dangers of Nuclear Melt and Its After Effects?

Apr 9, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 11, 2014

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Why is there a flux depression in CANDU fuel and how is it addressed in design?

Apr 9, 2014 · Replies 5 · Apr 11, 2014

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Chernobyl Should Chernobyl have been cleaned?

Apr 5, 2014 · Replies 7 · Apr 7, 2014

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Nuclear energy academia or industry

Apr 5, 2014 · Replies 8 · Apr 6, 2014

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Why Do Thermal Neutrons Use v = sqrt(2kT/m) Instead of v = sqrt(3kT/m)?

Apr 3, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 3, 2014

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Importance of fusion stage in thermonuclear weapon

Mar 10, 2014 · Replies 36 · Mar 30, 2014

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Hot core and preheating for fusion

Mar 21, 2014 · Replies 18 · Mar 27, 2014

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Early Fission Device: History & Recreate Info

Mar 24, 2014 · Replies 1 · Mar 24, 2014

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How Did Hanford's 100-B Reactor Overcome Xenon Poisoning During WWII?

Feb 28, 2014 · Replies 6 · Mar 17, 2014

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Pu from spent fuels can't be used for weapons?

Dec 31, 2013 · Replies 13 · Mar 14, 2014

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Unexpected Radiation Release at WIPP - Updates Needed

Feb 17, 2014 · Replies 29 · Mar 14, 2014

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Fukushima Fukushima Management and Government Performance

Apr 24, 2011 · Replies 438 · Mar 13, 2014

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Nuclear power for desalinization not power?

Feb 5, 2014 · Replies 7 · Mar 10, 2014

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Why Do H-Bombs Seemingly Contradict Fusion Energy Requirements?

Mar 7, 2014 · Replies 9 · Mar 9, 2014

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Role of waste disposal for new plants

Feb 28, 2014 · Replies 2 · Feb 28, 2014

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What Are the Latest Advancements and Safety Measures in Small Modular Reactors?

Feb 20, 2014 · Replies 3 · Feb 22, 2014

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Neutron Flux in Infinite Vaccum

Feb 20, 2014 · Replies 2 · Feb 20, 2014

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Mastering Two Group Diffusion Theory: Solving Thermal Flux Problems with Ease

Feb 11, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 12, 2014

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Ionization radiation vs ordinary ionization/electrical breakdown

Feb 9, 2014 · Replies 8 · Feb 11, 2014

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Sellafield partly closed after 'above normal' radiation

Jan 31, 2014 · Replies 5 · Feb 7, 2014

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How Can I Find Real Accelerators for BNCT Data Comparison?

Feb 4, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 6, 2014

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Energy Department grants $226m to NuScale Power

Dec 13, 2013 · Replies 14 · Feb 4, 2014

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Where Can I Find Resources and Tips for Coding PARET?

Jan 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 26, 2014

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Prediction of reactor End of cycle

Jan 21, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jan 21, 2014

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When Will Fusion Work? Insights from ITER and Expert Opinions

Dec 9, 2013 · Replies 81 · Jan 18, 2014

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Reprocessed Uranium: Why Isn't US Doing This?

Nov 1, 2013 · Replies 7 · Jan 13, 2014

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Power Peaking Factor usnig MCNP5

Dec 31, 2013 · Replies 1 · Jan 12, 2014

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Yucca Mountain viability for nuclear waste

Aug 15, 2013 · Replies 32 · Jan 7, 2014

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Where to Learn About Heat Exchangers and Turbines in Nuclear Reactors?

Jan 4, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 4, 2014

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Can one move from Inertial to Magnetic Confinement?

Dec 19, 2013 · Replies 4 · Dec 30, 2013

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Threshold energy,cross section of incident proton on oxygen-18

Dec 25, 2013 · Replies 5 · Dec 27, 2013

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Some questions about neutron shielding in fast reactors

Dec 27, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 27, 2013

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Material properties of Heavy water

Dec 26, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 27, 2013

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How do control rods get in there?

Dec 25, 2013 · Replies 6 · Dec 26, 2013

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Plasma density in magnetic bottle

Dec 24, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 25, 2013

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MCNP Avg. Flux and Assembly Flux

Dec 13, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 23, 2013

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Can ionizing radiation split water?

Dec 12, 2013 · Replies 16 · Dec 16, 2013

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Question about radioactive sources

Nov 27, 2013 · Replies 4 · Dec 10, 2013

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What materials make the best shields?

Dec 9, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 9, 2013

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Flux in Moderator vs Flux in fuel

Dec 5, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 8, 2013

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Is Beryllium a Viable Nuclear Fuel Option?

Dec 8, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 8, 2013

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How Do Survey Meters Differentiate Between Types of Radiation?

Dec 6, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 6, 2013

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Containing Fukashima: Could a Crude Method Work?

Nov 30, 2013 · Replies 15 · Dec 3, 2013

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Uses of radioisotopes in medicine

Nov 30, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 3, 2013

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Mechanical Nuclear coolant pumps built on turbine to generator shaft?

Nov 30, 2013 · Replies 5 · Dec 2, 2013

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Nuclear engineering is a specialized field within engineering that focuses on the application of nuclear processes for various purposes, including power generation, medical applications, and industrial processes. Nuclear engineers work with the principles of nuclear physics to design and operate systems such as nuclear power plants, where controlled nuclear reactions produce energy.

They are involved in developing safety protocols, managing radioactive waste, and exploring advancements in nuclear technology. The field also extends to areas like nuclear medicine, where radioactive materials are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Nuclear engineering plays a crucial role in addressing global energy needs and advancing technologies that harness the power of atomic nuclei for beneficial applications.

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