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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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When will JET switch to DT fuel and what is the latest news on the ST40 tokamak?

Sep 26, 2016 · Replies 15 · Oct 7, 2016

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Performing statistical checks in MCNP5

Aug 26, 2015 · Replies 14 · Sep 26, 2016

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Advice on possible nuclear contamination

Sep 25, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 26, 2016

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Gap Conduction in Nuclear Fuel rod Performance Codes

Sep 23, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 23, 2016

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Role of the control rods during the core cycle

Sep 16, 2016 · Replies 6 · Sep 17, 2016

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Improving Efficiency in MCNP Neutron Simulations: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Sep 9, 2016 · Replies 2 · Sep 10, 2016

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Plasma-Electrode Pockel Cell (PEPC)

Sep 8, 2016 · Replies 1 · Sep 8, 2016

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What about ITER's plans makes it sustainable?

Aug 23, 2016 · Replies 15 · Aug 26, 2016

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Using F4 Tally on Hexagonal Lattice Geometry

Aug 24, 2016 · Replies 4 · Aug 26, 2016

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Is a Career in Nuclear Engineering Promising for an Arab/Jordanian Student?

Aug 22, 2016 · Replies 5 · Aug 24, 2016

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Half-Life & Flux: Is Decay Formula Relevant?

Aug 20, 2016 · Replies 5 · Aug 20, 2016

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Question about becquerel of nuclear waste over time

Apr 28, 2016 · Replies 13 · Aug 15, 2016

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Understanding F6 Tallies in MCNP Simulations

Aug 8, 2016 · Replies 2 · Aug 13, 2016

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Thought about a subnuclear reaction

Aug 4, 2016 · Replies 2 · Aug 4, 2016

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Calculating Power Output of a Vapor Core Reactor

Jul 29, 2016 · Replies 11 · Aug 2, 2016

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Chernobyl Fate of Chernobyl's vehicle graveyard

May 16, 2016 · Replies 99 · Jul 21, 2016

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Rod Motion -> power level calc +loss of all station air

Jul 13, 2016 · Replies 17 · Jul 18, 2016

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Burnup Conversion: Convert MWd/kgU or GWd/tU to %

Jul 13, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jul 14, 2016

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Pressure drop in fuel assemblies

Jun 30, 2016 · Replies 11 · Jul 12, 2016

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Why Does Changing the Splitting Mesh in MCNP5 Affect Histories and File Outputs?

Jan 18, 2013 · Replies 1 · Jul 4, 2016

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Help Needed With MCNP Variance Reduction Techniques

Jun 27, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jun 30, 2016

Replies: 3

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How Does Gamma Spectroscopy Track Changes Over Time?

Jun 30, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jun 30, 2016

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Efficiently Running Multiple MCNP Simulations with Variable Source Positions

Jun 29, 2016 · Replies 2 · Jun 29, 2016

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Nuclear Safety Discussion - Split Thread

Jun 17, 2016 · Replies 47 · Jun 28, 2016

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How to calculate/get info about inelastic scattered neutron?

Jun 24, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jun 25, 2016

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About contol rods used in boiling water reactor

Jun 23, 2016 · Replies 2 · Jun 23, 2016

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Stunning Reversal In Sweden re Nuclear

Jun 10, 2016 · Replies 14 · Jun 21, 2016

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VVER Fuel Assemblies: Advanced Hexagonal Arrangement

Dec 30, 2014 · Replies 9 · Jun 21, 2016

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Neutron transport equation and pressure drop calculations in core ...

Jun 18, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jun 21, 2016

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What is the reactor power at Source, Intermediate and Power

May 23, 2016 · Replies 3 · May 28, 2016

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Solve Diffusion Equation for 2nd BC w/ Source s(x)=cos(x)

May 27, 2016 · Replies 9 · May 27, 2016

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Finding Work of a Hydrogen Explosion

May 25, 2016 · Replies 4 · May 25, 2016

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What is the forefront of research in energy?

May 21, 2016 · Replies 2 · May 22, 2016

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Finding Cross Section Data for Tungsten, Rhenium, Osmium & Iridium

May 1, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 21, 2016

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Fusion Activation: Analysis & Calculation | Why Needed?

Apr 5, 2016 · Replies 7 · May 21, 2016

Replies: 7

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Negative Buckling: What Are the Conditions?

May 19, 2016 · Replies 3 · May 21, 2016

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Understanding How Nuclear Power Plants Work

May 14, 2016 · Replies 2 · May 14, 2016

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Specific activity of radionuclides

May 4, 2016 · Replies 2 · May 12, 2016

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Critical/Threshold energy - Is this statement incorrect?

May 9, 2016 · Replies 3 · May 10, 2016

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Bellefonte Update: Phoenix Energy of Nevada to Pursue Purchase

May 10, 2016 · Replies 2 · May 10, 2016

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Attenuation and source positioning

May 1, 2016 · Replies 2 · May 1, 2016

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I was inside RBMK 1500, and have a few questions :)

Apr 16, 2016 · Replies 83 · Apr 29, 2016

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Replies: 83

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How many barns at least for a commercial nuclear reactor?

Apr 19, 2016 · Replies 11 · Apr 28, 2016

Replies: 11

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Niobium-titanium rod radioactive?

Nov 2, 2014 · Replies 22 · Apr 27, 2016

Replies: 22

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Chernobyl B. Medvedev Chernobyl Notebook

Jul 13, 2011 · Replies 14 · Apr 27, 2016

Replies: 14

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Test Nuclear Radiation detector

Apr 26, 2016 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2016

Replies: 1

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Supercritical water cooled reactor during LBLOCA

Apr 21, 2016 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2016

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Production of Co-59 in nuclear reactor.

Apr 23, 2016 · Replies 4 · Apr 23, 2016

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Light Collection Efficiency for Liquid Scintillation Detecto

Apr 13, 2016 · Replies 1 · Apr 18, 2016

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Gamma Ray Spectroscopy - 97 keV Peak for U238 Metal

Apr 15, 2016 · Replies 5 · Apr 15, 2016

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Liquid Scintillation Counter w/ fast neutron detectin isotop

Apr 12, 2016 · Replies 2 · Apr 12, 2016

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Particle accelerators safety systems

Apr 10, 2016 · Replies 2 · Apr 10, 2016

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Difference of B-10(n,2a)H-3 cross section in ENDF/B

Apr 2, 2016 · Replies 9 · Apr 9, 2016

Replies: 9

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Is There Free Software Capable of Simulating Fusion in Large Atomic Systems?

Apr 6, 2016 · Replies 1 · Apr 6, 2016

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Nuclear Explosions in Space to stop Nuclear Missiles

Apr 4, 2016 · Replies 11 · Apr 5, 2016

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Granulometric Analysis: Radionuclide Activity, Uranium, Thorium & Potassium

Mar 29, 2016 · Replies 4 · Apr 3, 2016

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Method of succesive smoothing in triangular geomtery

Mar 28, 2016 · Replies 2 · Mar 31, 2016

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Can a Magnetic Field Stop a Nuclear Bomb?

Mar 30, 2016 · Replies 4 · Mar 30, 2016

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High-temperature tritium scrubbing

Mar 26, 2016 · Replies 1 · Mar 30, 2016

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Regarding minerological analysis

Mar 22, 2016 · Replies 7 · Mar 29, 2016

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Radionuclides of radon and thoron

Mar 21, 2016 · Replies 2 · Mar 22, 2016

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Can a Nuclear Detonation be Channeled?

Mar 16, 2016 · Replies 4 · Mar 16, 2016

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Radiation Dose Rate: 5 mL Pool Water Splash & 125 mL Ingestion

Mar 6, 2016 · Replies 5 · Mar 16, 2016

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Help with nuclear explosion released isotopes

Mar 14, 2016 · Replies 2 · Mar 15, 2016

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How calculate iris radius and cavity radius in accelerator?

Mar 10, 2016 · Replies 1 · Mar 11, 2016

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Nuclear power plant - Control system

Feb 16, 2016 · Replies 25 · Mar 10, 2016

Replies: 25

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Dismantlement of Nuclear Power Plant (Canada)

Feb 29, 2016 · Replies 13 · Mar 5, 2016

Replies: 13

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What Type of Plasma Best Emits Thermal Energy for Efficient Reactor Design?

Mar 1, 2016 · Replies 4 · Mar 2, 2016

Replies: 4

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Types of Nuclear waste transmutation

Feb 28, 2016 · Replies 2 · Feb 29, 2016

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How did E=mc^2 contribute to the atomic bomb?

Jan 28, 2016 · Replies 11 · Feb 25, 2016

Replies: 11

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Length of wiring and firing switches: myth or truth?....

Feb 18, 2016 · Replies 16 · Feb 23, 2016

Replies: 16

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Project Orion again - why not interstellar probe?

Feb 13, 2016 · Replies 8 · Feb 21, 2016

Replies: 8

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Criticality calculation of an homogeneous finite reactor

Jan 20, 2016 · Replies 9 · Feb 18, 2016

Replies: 9

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Radioactivity of fusion reactor walls vs. fission

Feb 3, 2016 · Replies 7 · Feb 12, 2016

Replies: 7

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?Learning MCNP for Research Reactor Analysis

Apr 17, 2015 · Replies 6 · Feb 10, 2016

Replies: 6

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The Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator: The Future of Nuclear Fusion

Nov 4, 2015 · Replies 8 · Feb 4, 2016

Replies: 8

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Sustained nuclear criticality in liquid vortex

Feb 2, 2016 · Replies 6 · Feb 2, 2016

Replies: 6

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Buckyball encased uranium - the smallest possible pebble bed

Jan 26, 2016 · Replies 1 · Jan 26, 2016

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Could a Helium 3 Fusion Reactor Power a Settlement on the Moon?

Jan 24, 2016 · Replies 3 · Jan 26, 2016

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Geiger counter and low-energy x-rays

Jan 22, 2016 · Replies 2 · Jan 22, 2016

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Chernobyl Chernobyl Reactors 1-3: Fuel Removal After 2000 Shutdown

Jan 26, 2013 · Replies 129 · Jan 21, 2016

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Can Individuals Build Private Thorium Reactors for Personal Use?

Jan 18, 2016 · Replies 9 · Jan 19, 2016

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The False Promise of Nuclear Fusion?

Jan 3, 2016 · Replies 21 · Jan 16, 2016

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Radiation or electrical interference? Geiger counter

Jan 13, 2016 · Replies 2 · Jan 13, 2016

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Nuclear fusion power plants - why is it taking so long to make them?

Jan 1, 2016 · Replies 25 · Jan 9, 2016

Replies: 25

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What drives the toroidal flow and current in a tokamak plasma?

Jan 8, 2016 · Replies 9 · Jan 8, 2016

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Disposition of Pu240 in Spent/Used Nuclear Fuel

Dec 3, 2015 · Replies 21 · Jan 3, 2016

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Fixing "Datasource Creation Error" in Genie 2000 w/ Virtualbox

Dec 29, 2015 · Replies 1 · Jan 3, 2016

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How do stellarator vs tokamak generate electicity?

Oct 27, 2015 · Replies 7 · Dec 28, 2015

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Any models that can predict nuclear reactions?

Dec 27, 2015 · Replies 2 · Dec 27, 2015

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Nuclear PP accident in S. Peterburg - how to protect myself?

Dec 19, 2015 · Replies 7 · Dec 21, 2015

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How do we prevent the fusion reactor chamber from melting?

Dec 19, 2015 · Replies 5 · Dec 20, 2015

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Next Generation of Nuclear Power Ideas -- Opinions?

Dec 17, 2015 · Replies 5 · Dec 18, 2015

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Can Alternating Current Sources Stabilize Z-Pinch Fusion?

Dec 13, 2015 · Replies 4 · Dec 14, 2015

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Modeling plasma instability with electric arc discharges

Dec 12, 2015 · Replies 5 · Dec 14, 2015

Replies: 5

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What Changes Are Needed in My Nuclear Reactor Diagram?

Dec 10, 2015 · Replies 4 · Dec 11, 2015

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What are the benefits of using fusion power over fission power?

Dec 7, 2015 · Replies 14 · Dec 8, 2015

Replies: 14

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Help Needed for Modeling Hybrid Reactor Geometry in MCNPX

Dec 6, 2015 · Replies 2 · Dec 7, 2015

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Genie 2000 to Ortec's Maestro file converter - wanted

Dec 2, 2015 · Replies 1 · Dec 7, 2015

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Fusion with Nutcracker: Is it Possible?

Nov 24, 2015 · Replies 11 · Dec 3, 2015

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