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G7 pledges support for nuclear at Italy meeting
The Group of Seven (G7) recommitted its support for nuclear energy in the countries that opt to use it at a Ministerial Meeting on Climate in Italy last month.
In a statement following the April meeting, the group committed to support multilateral efforts to strengthen the resilience of nuclear supply chains, referencing the goal set by 25 countries during last year’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai to triple global nuclear generating capacity by 2050.
H. Naik, R. J. Singh, S. P. Dange, W. Jang
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 197 | Number 12 | December 2023 | Pages 3110-3124
Regular Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2190725
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The cumulative and independent yields of various fission products within the mass range of 83 to 117 and 123 to 157 have been measured in the epi-cadmium neutron–induced fission of 241Pu using an off-line γ-ray spectrometric technique. From the cumulative yields, post-neutron mass yields were obtained using the charge distribution correction. The full-width at tenth maximum of the light and heavy mass wings and the average light mass <AL> and heavy mass <AH>, as well as the average number of neutrons <ν>, were obtained. The mass yields in the epi-cadmium– and thermal neutron–induced fission of 241Pu were compared to examine the role of excitation energy on the nuclear structure effect.