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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Irina V. Aleksandrova, Alezandr A. Belolipetskiy, Vjacheslav I. Golov, Vladimir I. Chtcherbakov, Elena V. Makeyeva, Elena R. Koresheva, Igor E. Osipov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 2 | September 2000 | Pages 190-205
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A142
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A precise and accurate knowledge of the characteristics of three-dimensional micro-objects such as inertial confinement fusion (ICF) targets and laser-produced plasmas is required to analyze the results of laser fusion experiments. Significant advances have been made in the development of tomographic information-processing methods for application to ICF target characterization. Topics discussed include (a) new high-resolution algorithm obtained by symmetrizing a basic filtered backprojection algorithm, (b) algorithms for threshold target characterization, (c) new approach to micro-object scanning based on quasi-uniform geometry, (d) ICF target preparation for tomographic characterization.