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Beta or Alpha emitter nuclear fuel cycle?
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Temperature in MCNP - Using Library ENDF7 for Research Reactor
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What is a Supercritical Water Reactor?
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MCNP output file interpretation
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Can Someone explain Why we integrate over 4[tex]\pi[/tex]? What allows
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Why Is Research on Liquid Fuels for Nuclear Power Limited?
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Thermo-Acoustic Power Conversion
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Why is My IMS Setup Failing to Detect TNT with a DC Corona Discharge Ion Source?
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Why not just collide particles for fusion?
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Nuclear fusion and the end of energy problems claim
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College Concerns: What Should I Expect?
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Can a Photomultiplier be Calibrated for Extremely Low Light Levels?
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Why Is A Unimolecular Reaction Analogous to Decay
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Why aren't more nuclear power plants using incineration for waste treatment?
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Math/physics in nuclear engineering?
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What factors determine the length of fuel cycles in nuclear reactors?
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U236 Fission: Q Value & Symmetric Fission to 118Ru
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Calculating Atom Density of UO2-ThO2 Fuel
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Can Beta Decay Power an LED Indefinitely?
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Solving Square Box Reactor Question: Flux General Equation
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Semi-empirical mass formula and liquid drop model
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Is MCNP free for Pcs with windows xp?How i can get it?
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Definition and tasks of a radiation safety specialist
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What are the costs associated with nuclear plant downtime?
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How to get the scattered dose from concrete using MCNP5?
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How does the chain reaction start in a BWR reactor?
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Irradiating graphite taget coated with silicon-glue
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Chernobyl Is anyone else fascinated with the chernobyl disaster?
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Thermodynamic analysis of a simplified PWR plant.
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DearsIs there any similar equation (in Lamarsh or hamilton books)
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What is the major problem in developing SCWR's nuclear reactor?
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Are Point-Wise Cross-Sections Feasible for GPGPU-Optimized Monte Carlo Codes?
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Optimizing Alpha Emitters for Efficient Transmutation: A Cost-Effective Approach
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I have a question about constant coolant temperature program
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Opinions on the Polywell fusion power system
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Gamma Spectroscopy: NAI vs Germanium Detector Accuracy
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NIF Laser sets records for neutron yield
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Nuclear Fusion for electricty, boils water and moves a turbine? Or how it works?
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Understanding Nuclear Reactors: Clarifications Needed
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Know of an open source Boltzmann solver for photon transport?
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The difference between microscopic and macroscopic cross sections.
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Help w/BWR Array: Guide Rods/Tubes in 8x8 Assembly
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Reactor scram due to inadvertent opening of multiple safety relief valves
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Alpha Spectroscopy Low Energy Error
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Effect of continuous refueling on decay heat
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Diffusion equation and neutron diffusion theory
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How Do I Interpret MCNP Output Table 140 for Reaction Rates?
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Do Decay Rates Matter in Nuclear Power Generation?
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Is Direct Energy Conversion Possible in Nuclear Fusion Reactors?
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Reactor's waste heat dissipation in space
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Build a Farnsworth Fusor - Kevin's Guide
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Should we be shipping radioactive waste through the Great Lakes?
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Calculating activity using half life
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Electric Fusion: Can High Energy Density Electric Fields Work?
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Computation in nuclear engineering
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Nuclear power plants, perfect military targets
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What are the waste products from a deuterium and tritium fusion reaction?
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Designing a Core Lattice: Thermal-Hydraulics & Neutronics Considerations
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Finding Health Physics Resources
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How can a hohlraum prevent laser fusion instability?
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Fusion via Inertial Confinement
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Miniature nuclear reactor as a project?
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The neutron diffusion coefficient
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Would it be feasible to dump nuclear waste inside active volcano's
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High-Level Nuclear Waste: Examining the Challenges & Solutions
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Does nuclear power cost massive billion gov subsidies?
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Should I Pursue Graduate School in Nuclear Engineering or Physics?
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Down-scaled nuclear pulse propulsion
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Diffusion Equation: Flux Must Be Finite Explained
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New Nuclear Plant Start-Up Procedures: Info & Resources
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Are Nuclear Engineers Still Innovating Despite Few New Plants Being Built?
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