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Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 16, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Mandy Bowles Tomaszewski
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
Session Organizer:
Vladimir Sobes
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (ANS)
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Comparison of ISO and ANSI/ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards
Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL)
Paper
Neutron Poisoning of Sodium Reactor Experiment Material for Disposition
Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Jaclyn Fitzpatrick (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Sara Shirley (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Sandia 7uPCX Critical Experiments Exploring the Effects of Fuel-to-Water Ratio Variations
David E. Ames (Sandia National Laboratories), Gary A. Harms (Sandia National Laboratories), Rafe D. Campbell (Sandia National Laboratories), Christina B. Hanson (Sandia National Laboratories)
Development of a Pulsed Slowing-Down-Time Benchmark of Neutron Thermalization in Graphite
E. Lee (North Carolina State Univ.), N. C. Fleming (North Carolina State Univ.), A. I. Hawari (North Carolina State Univ.)
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