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Maximizing Am242m Production from Spent Fuel for RTG Use

  • smartalek86
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Danger and risks of fusion power

  • smartalek86
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[MCNP5] Error when use Fm, De/Dm with Fmesh

  • Khanh55
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MCNP : spatial position of interactions

  • chrl
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How Close Did Windscale Come to a Major Nuclear Disaster?

  • Delta Force
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How to find the best MCNP manuals?

  • ms.shafeie
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Variable Yield Thermonuclear Bomb Dialing

  • Tracey3
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Learning resources for LFTR (Liquid Floride Thorium Reactors)

  • boringelectron
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Educating the general public about pro nuclear energy?

  • Gleaner
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Programmes to learn for Nuclear Engineering Masters

  • Adam Woolsey
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Chernobyl Chernobyl NPP visit radiation question

  • girts
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Why Was Diffusion Selected for Eurodif?

  • Delta Force
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Fukushima Japan earthquake - contamination & consequences outside Fukushima NPP

  • jlduh
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RBMK neutron moderation question

  • girts
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Doppler effect neutron absorption

  • girts
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Uranium deposit -- location techniques question

  • girts
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Volanic Ash and Nuclear Power Plants

  • Delta Force
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Safety regulations, Politics and Nuclear production

  • 1oldman2
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MCNP5 error: Source distribution in 2 volumetric cells (help please)

  • DePaco
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Neutron velocity, energy change time/distance

  • hebejere
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Nuclear Quantum Theory: Neutrons as Waves in Diffusion & Transport

  • madhisoka
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Comparison of Cs, Sr and Pu fallout from meltdown

  • nikkkom
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Fusion and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation?

  • Delta Force
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About filled gas inside a Geiger Muller meter

  • aznsaiyan1029
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Is there a maximum limit for particle histories in MCNPX input files?

  • K Chy
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How to simulate a D-D neutron generator with MCNP6?

  • Hector_KIT
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Continuing to study physics or move to nuclear engineering?

  • RaamGeneral
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Introduction to Nuclear Fusion -- books I can read on my phone?

  • orbyt__
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What causes instabilities in tokamaks?

  • chandrahas
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Fukushima Is it safe to live 100 km from Fukushima for short time?

  • sarabiobio
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MCNP volumetric source definition

  • Lujain
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MCNP Error: JCO, Cell Cards & Surface Cards

  • phan xuan tham
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MCNP Cylindrical Phantom Calculation Help

  • Mark Hamil
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Uranium conversion / reprocessing TRU isotopes

  • Strife_Cloud
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Difference between a tokamak and a spherical tokamak

  • chandrahas
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Newly Declassified Atmospheric Test Footage

  • Delta Force
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Seeking Information on the Orkney Uranium Deposit

  • Delta Force
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Why does 135Xe have a high thermal neutron cross section?

  • pierce15
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Lockheed's compact fusion reactor question

  • chandrahas
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Helium Scarcity and Gas Cooled Reactors

  • Delta Force
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What material stops a meltdown?

  • Scar17s
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Uses of Nuclear Fusion: Beyond a Green Energy Source

  • Jonathen0359
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How do tokamaks extract helium from the fusion plasma?

  • chandrahas
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What are we striving towards with fusion reactors?

  • Theoden
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Accident at kakrapar atomic power station 2016

  • Hiddencamper
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The difference between the first wall and plasma-facing

  • Edward33
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Can Ionizing Radiation Be Directly Converted to Electricity?

  • snorkack
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Reactor Channel Layout: RBMK, PWR, CANDU Comparison

  • Lacplesis
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Tokamaks and plasma confinement

  • rebc
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How to Handle WIMS Reactor Physics Codes for Radial Neutron Flux Analysis?

  • PhotonEd
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Spacecraft reactor sheilding and heat radiators

  • Jeremy Thomson
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Deuterium in Well Water: Is It Different from Sea Water?

  • MattMaxwell
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Prompt neutrons, delayed neutrons, chain reaction control

  • Lacplesis
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Why Did Hyman Rickover Choose Light Water Reactors Over Other Technologies?

  • Delta Force
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Could a US East Coast Test Site Have Reduced Fallout Contamination?

  • Delta Force
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High Pressurizer Level: Consequences & Pressure

  • oksuz_
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Can Low Pressure Fission Reactors Improve Efficiency and Lower Costs?

  • COWilliam
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Service Limits of a Nuclear Reactor

  • Delta Force
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Is it possible to learn RELAP5 without a teacher and access to the software?

  • madhisoka
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What Is the Role of Natural Fission in Our Universe?

  • mieral
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Did Star Trek's Nuclear Mortar Have a Real-Life Counterpart?

  • 256bits
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Diamond vs. glass -- thermal properties

  • Lacplesis
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Radioisotopic dating with isotopes of different masses

  • Astronuc
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Advice for a composition about nuclear power production

  • Eisenach
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What is the grid loss problem for fusion?

  • Hello890
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Number of secondaries generated in a volume MCNP?

  • Neo Tran
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How Do Submarines Dispose of Waste Heat?

  • Delta Force
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How does the Tamper in a nuclear bomb survive?

  • gvlr96
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Tritium Problem: Why Is It a Challenge for Nuclear Energy?

  • oksuz_
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How long can nuclear plants last without power? (CME hit)

  • oquen
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Steam Generator Technology in Nuclear Power Plants

  • kumar1405
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Where Do Extra Electrons Come From in Nuclear Fission Chain Reactions?

  • orbyt__
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Achieve Nuclear Fusion By Splitting Atoms

  • Potopea Daniel
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How to obtain MCNP tally data that is *not* normalized by nps

  • Clarita
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Soviet Supercritical Water Reactors?

  • Delta Force
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Can anyone with these error messages

  • ISAAC BAIDOO
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F7 tally vs. power distribution

  • Amjad78
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Chernobyl How Will the New Chernobyl Containment Work?

  • Robertphysics
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Using Fuel Ponds to Produce Power?

  • Delta Force
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Solve MCNP Error in Vised: Repeated Structures

  • Cleopatraelizabette
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Tracking Fusion Progress and Performance Gains

  • etudiant
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Is the use of materials to confine nuclear fusion ruled out?

  • Imarobot
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How Can I Resolve a Fatal Error Description of Cell 27 in MCNP?

  • sanjay singh
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Can Beryllium-7 Decay Be Controlled for Energy Production?

  • dgjxqz
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Why is hydrogen added to BWR coolant but not PWR coolant?

  • Wade Wilson
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How do ions and electrons follow directions in a stellarator

  • anonymous24
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Carbon 14 Volatility: Ease of Dislodging from Graphite & Diamond

  • snorkack
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Calculate delayed neutron fraction

  • Oxlade
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Nuclear Engineering and Chemistry Concern

  • questionmenow
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Latest Update on ITER's First Plasma: 2025 and Beyond

  • tade
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A Role for Fusion? (to eliminate nuclear waste)

  • John d Marano
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Fixing Error: 10 Particles Got Lost in Fast Reactor Model

  • Juan Ar
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MCNP Gamma Decay: Neutron & Photon Calculation in Reactor Cores

  • MAAQ
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Information of secondary neutron source in French PWR

  • Pengtaofu
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