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Which substance is the best moderator for fission reactors?
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Future fusion vs future fission
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Thorium Propulsion: The Possibilities for Aerospace Craft
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Trying to build a fusor at home.
  • Fusiontron
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Sizing a Pressurizer for PWR: Problem & Resource Guide
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Basic steps in modeling a nuclear reactor
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What is the neutron scattering differential cross section?
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Masters in Mechanical or Nuclear for useful in the industry
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Thinking of getting a degree in nuclear engineering.
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Comparing Fusion Work in Physics & Nuclear Engineering
  • Fusiontron
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Where to Find Peer-Reviewed Sources on Nuclear Waste Reprocessing?
  • Angry Citizen
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Calculating Power plant's electric output in relation to carnot efficiency
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SONGS Level 2/3 Emergency (Ammonia Leak?)
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Radiation Detection: Filter Electrons Out
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Traveling-Wave Reactor - we need them badly
  • Dr.LAL
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Can Alternative PMTs and Cheaper Materials Work in Cosmic Ray Detector Designs?
  • fatality314
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What is the most common radiation harming us?
  • oem7110
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What difference is between Beta particle and negative charges?
  • oem7110
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What substance is giving out from radiation?
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Goods contamination by radiation
  • East River
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Restoration of a PDR-43 radiac meter?
  • ssbothwell
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Neutron Transport theory & One-speed Diffusion Theory Model.
  • Nucengable
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Specific Question about PWR Fission Reactors
  • PolywellGuy
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Why can’t decay heat be harnessed to safely shutdown a nuclear reactor?
  • cwatkin
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Explosion at nuclear plant Marcoule
  • Bioengineer01
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Elastic and Inelastic neutrons scattering
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Seeking examples reliably safe fission reactor designs
  • treehouse
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What Are the Biggest Flaws in Submersed Nuclear Power Plants?
  • theCandyman
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Rhodium Thermal absorption cross section.
  • Nucengable
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Doubling time for Breeder Reactor.
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Geewiz help manual + fuel bundle question
  • vifteovn
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Is General Fusion and Magnetized target fusion legit?
  • Monocles
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What are the safety requirements for BWR and PWR core margin and boiling?
  • matt222
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Cyclic Fusion Reactor_Colliding Beams_Final Edition
  • Joseph Chikva
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Questions Regarding Nuclear Fusion
  • kripkrip420
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Simple question about radioactivity equation
  • StudioSaturn
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Coupling between neutronic and thermalhydraulic codes
  • libertad
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Coupling neutronic and thermal hidraulics
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Is the Level Measurement in GE BWRs Accurate During Emergency Situations?
  • rmattila
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The Draft of Poster of New Fusion Concept
  • Joseph Chikva
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Gaseous Core Nuclear Thermal Rocket
  • cjackson
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Research Paper on Nuclear Power
  • svyatko
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Is the New Channel Impacting Nebraska's Nuclear Plant Operations?
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What is the scientific objective of ITER?
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Pn Scattering Order: Definition & Differences
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Programs/codes for criticality calculations
  • vifteovn
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Software for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Simulation/Analysis?
  • law&theorem
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Stability of fast neutron reactors with liquid metal coolant.
  • Dmytry
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Discrimination in nuclear engineering
  • pete_parker
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Nuclear Engineer - job description
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Why is fusion stronger than fission?
  • Gecko
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TVA Bellefonte completion - is it a safe and wise option ?
  • Luca Bevil
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What Materials Are Best for Shielding Alpha, Beta, and Neutron Particles?
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Cyclic Fusion Reactor. Passing through each other colliding beams.
  • Joseph Chikva
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Is Oyster Creek Prepared for a Category 4 Hurricane?
  • Bodge
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What if a nuclear power plant loses outside electricity?
  • SootAndGrime
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Accelerate He ions on to Thorium
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Designing an Antimatter Rocket - Questions for Help
  • Lazernugget
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What is a lock-in amplifier with a forcing grid ?
  • zheng89120
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Can Westinghouse 3-loop PWRs Survive a Total Blackout?
  • rmattila
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Silicon carbide fuel rod cladding for BWRs
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What is the difference between FSER and FSAR?
  • reboothit
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Removing CH3I: Designing Containment Filtered Venting System EUF
  • wang-nuclear
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How to design a nuclear power plant reactor power control system ?
  • reboothit
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Is MOX fuel a safer and more sustainable alternative to traditional fuel?
  • swl
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Exploding Reactors? Does that even happen?
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Is quantum mechanics necessary for nuclear engineer?
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Questions about the Energy Catalyzer
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Net movement of plasma in tokamak
  • nuiluidwde
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Peacful Nuclear Explosions: Orion Project?
  • FireStorm000
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Al Gore's Environmental Achievements: A Nobel-Worthy Legacy
  • zheng89120
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How to find information about energy density of HWR?
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Swede Arrested For Atom Smashing at Home
  • Dotini
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Why don't control rods stop meltdown?
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Where Do Contributors Here Work? Nuclear Engineering Careers
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Home/neighborhood/town nuclear capability
  • DoggerDan
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What is limiting fusion power production
  • padawan13
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Why are there only limited modes of radioactivity?
  • Dnphysicsuser
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Who uses neutron moisture meters?
  • ChrisLeslie
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Working as a NE in the States as a Canadian
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Information on X-rays and Gamma Rays
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Can a CMOS sensor be used as a Geiger nounter
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Could we create Nuclear fusion ?
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Is nuclear power still a viable energy source for the future?
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Fluid momentum and Natural circulation in Nuke reactors
  • Mordukon
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Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernoby
  • ChernobylMary
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Nuclear powered cargo ship question
  • Somes J
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What is Nuclear Engineering all about?
  • Makveger
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New Nuclear Reactor Design: Desired Features & Goals
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Amount of mercury in the blood of people
  • Lisa!
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Geant4 Installation and Compilation Issue Troubleshooting Guide
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Understanding Criticality: Unpacking K, $, and C for Safe Reactor Operation"
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Comparing Results of MCNP vs Geant4 for Shielding Design
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So can i become nuclear engineer?
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Fukushima How will they end the Fukushima disaster?
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Nuclear Reactors: how you start the reaction?
  • Dorbs345
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What does a nuclear meltdown look like?
  • FishmanGeertz
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What is the Station Vent used for?
  • MastersBound
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Can Gamma Radiation Be Deflected by Matching Frequencies of Ionized Radiation?
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Why Are Certain Nuclei Fissionable with Slow Neutrons?
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