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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
J. C. Rivas, A. de Blas, J. Dies, L. Sedano
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 64 | Number 3 | September 2013 | Pages 687-691
Test Blanket, Fuel Cycle, and Breeding | Proceedings of the Twentieth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE-2012) (Part 2) Nashville, Tennessee, August 27-31, 2012 | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A19172
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In this work, a model has been developed to calculate the neutron wall loading poloidal distribution in a generic tokamak plasma and vessel geometry on the basis of Monte Carlo simulation. Different neutron source radial profiles corresponding to advanced plasma scenarios have been implemented in this model, using combinations of step and parabolic functions.The model has been validated with data from state-of-the-art simulations of ITER wall loading, and a parametric study has been performed over different plasma geometries and radial profiles to check the variability of the neutron poloidal profile.The results show the effect of the different configurations on neutron wall loading. This model can be used for parametric studies for conceptual design or systems analysis activities.