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DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors
The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors.
According to the DOE, this significant change, which goes into effect today, “is based on the experience of DOE and other federal agencies, current technologies, regulatory requirements, and accepted industry practice.”
M. Barra Caracciolo, C. Alvani, S. Casadio
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 360-363
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A20268
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The mechanical properties (compressive and bending strengths, sound velocity) have been determined for gamma-LiAlO2 pellets produced by different processes at various porosities. A correlation between nondestructive measurements and mechanical strength has been obtained.