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Why Do Thermal Neutrons Use v = sqrt(2kT/m) Instead of v = sqrt(3kT/m)?
- sandon
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Importance of fusion stage in thermonuclear weapon
- delsaber8
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Hot core and preheating for fusion
- Earl of Plasma
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Otto Hahn's 1938 nuclear fission experiment apparatus
- basics
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How Did Hanford's 100-B Reactor Overcome Xenon Poisoning During WWII?
- mheslep
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Pu from spent fuels can't be used for weapons?
- middlephysics
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Unexpected Radiation Release at WIPP - Updates Needed
- etudiant
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Fukushima Fukushima Management and Government Performance
- NUCENG
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Nuclear power for desalinization not power?
- Arthur R.
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Why Do H-Bombs Seemingly Contradict Fusion Energy Requirements?
- nitronewt
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Role of waste disposal for new plants
- gildomar
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What Are the Latest Advancements and Safety Measures in Small Modular Reactors?
- Spinalcold
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Neutron Flux in Infinite Vaccum
- chriskay301
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Two-group diffusion theory thermal flux from point source
- Raccoonn
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Ionization radiation vs ordinary ionization/electrical breakdown
- leviterande
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Sellafield partly closed after 'above normal' radiation
- Bandit127
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How Can I Find Real Accelerators for BNCT Data Comparison?
- ms.shafeie
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Energy Department grants $226m to NuScale Power
- Greg Bernhardt
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How can I differentiate between alpha particles and helium in an enclosed space?
- connorp
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Resources and papers for coding PARET
- khalid03ma
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Prediction of reactor End of cycle
- libertad
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When will fusion energy become commercially viable?
- rogerk8
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Reprocessed Uranium: Why Isn't US Doing This?
- dyounger
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Power Peaking Factor usnig MCNP5
- zaidtaher
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Yucca Mountain viability for nuclear waste
- caldweab
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Where to Learn About Heat Exchangers and Turbines in Nuclear Reactors?
- middlephysics
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Can one move from Inertial to Magnetic Confinement?
- clope023
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Threshold energy,cross section of incident proton on oxygen-18
- flied
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Some questions about neutron shielding in fast reactors
- sf1001
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Material properties of Heavy water
- sunilpatil
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How do control rods get in there?
- middlephysics
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Plasma density in magnetic bottle
- Abstractness
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MCNP Avg. Flux and Assembly Flux
- zaidtaher
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Can ionizing radiation split water?
- iwant2beoz
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Relating activity to emitted radiation in sealed sources
- THEMuffinMan7
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What materials make the best shields?
- shakystew
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Flux in Moderator vs Flux in fuel
- sandon
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Is Beryllium a Viable Nuclear Fuel Option?
- HaiderAbbas
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How Do Survey Meters Differentiate Between Types of Radiation?
- shakystew
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Could a massive steel containment vessel work for Fukushima?
- Tapestry
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Uses of radioisotopes in medicine
- Neo7
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Mechanical Nuclear coolant pumps built on turbine to generator shaft?
- David Christo
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Which Platform is Best for Integrating FRAPTRAN/FRAPCON Codes: Windows or Linux?
- Vnt666Skr
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Interpretation of Cross Section of p,n reaction mb or mb/MeV
- flied
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Interview With A Nuclear Engineer
- Wedge1p
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How does energy self-shielding reduce resonance absorption?
- middlephysics
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Why not just pour a ton of boron into the core?
- Kidphysics
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What are the potential applications of artificial diamond radiation detectors?
- Project CVD
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Theoretical: Cooling systems on Mars
- Flyboy
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Neutron Flux Profile in a Spherical Moderator
- Israakaizzy
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How to use MCNP to calculate power distribution for a reactor core?
- gsyou
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MCNP input file problem with AP1000 geometry
- zaidtaher
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Japan Earthquake: Political Aspects
- jlduh
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Nuclear energy: for or against?
- tg22542
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MCNP - Measuring Neutron Absorption in a Moderator
- Qianlong
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Negative or 0 void coeficient graphite moderated reactor
- sf1001
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Measuring control rod worth and interference effects in research reactors
- Stephan_doc
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Volumetric power density dependence on volume
- sf1001
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Where are melted Fukashima cores going?
- Skip Hawley
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Breit-Wigner formula derivation
- Stickybees
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Fukashima: The Effect of Sulphuric Acid on Plutonium?
- Skip Hawley
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Magnetic confinement of plasma ball
- Abstractness
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Which of the following reactors are economically viable/passively safe
- mesa
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Can one move from fission to fusion research after PhD?
- Hercuflea
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Would this fusion reactor work ?
- Abstractness
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Navy nuclear A School, surface vs submarine, and STA-21 program questions
- the12394
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Fukushima Contaminated water from Fukushima
- Routaran
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Accelerator on a Chip for ADRS?
- sanman
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CHF(critical heat flux),MCHFR(minimum critical heat flux
- matt222
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Practical Nuclear Fusion - how close?
- brenan
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Which actinides are not fissile?
- snorkack
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What happened at Fukushima Daiichi during the Japan earthquake?
- gmax137
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What is the leak rate of a UHV system at higher pressure?
- Dan Kennedy
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Atomic number density and mass density
- ulriksvensson
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What's the mean of the fertile free fuel
- googlefans
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Understanding Nuclear Core: Fuel Rod Composition and Control Rod Function
- biferi
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Are MSR thorium breeder cycles a good option for our energy future?
- mesa
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Ionised Air Battery: Can a Potential Difference Exist?
- P K Pillai
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Why do fusion reactors only work for a few seconds?
- rogerk8
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How broad is nuclear engineering?
- xholicwriter
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Actinide Burner Conversion Rate: Fissile vs. Transuranic
- hmeier
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Fusion reactor helium poisoning
- Crazymechanic
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Gamma Spectroscopy for Estimating Radiological Risk in Rocks
- meshac A
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Cno cycle dense plasma focus fusion
- sustainability
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Are Nuclear Plants Required to Shut Down During Tornado Warnings?
- ppnl
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Why Are Nuclear Reactor Cooling Towers Shaped Like Rocket Nozzles?
- Aero51
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Calculation of neutron transport cross section
- Kritmiss
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How Can the L.I.F.E Facility Achieve 10Hz Shot Frequencies?
- Kidphysics
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Draft SFP Earthquake Risk Study Available for Comment
- NUCENG
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Looking for a Nuclear Reactor Text on Thermal Hydraulics?
- caldweab
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Choosing a nuclear engineering specialty beyond instrumentation and controls
- SMRnuc
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How is particle manipulation used to sort nuclear reactors?
- Sudip Pradhan
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MCNP error about dose claculation of phantom
- Frank Yang
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How is heavy ion beam fusion going?
- Kidphysics
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When Will Thorium Energy Surpass Uranium?
- viciam
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Thinking to study Nuclear engineering but need some advice
- hypertyper
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How far does a 5 MeV neutron travel in helium before thermalizing?
- snorkack
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Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor
- gcarlin
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Send radioactive waste to bottom of the ocean?
- Hercuflea
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Mac or PC for nuclear engineering?
- xholicwriter
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