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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
C. D. Henning, B. G. Logan, L. J. Perkins, W. L. Barr, R. H. Bulmer, R. S. Devoto, J. N. Doggett, B. M. Johnston, J. D. Lee, J. R. Miller, W. S. Neef, D. S. Slack, L. Summers, M. Fenstermacher, G. Listvinsky, C. E. Wagner, M. Sawan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1079-1087
Nuclear Technology Experiments and Facilities | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24877
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We are designing a minimum—size Tokamak Ignition/Burn Reactor (TIBER II). This design incorporates physics requirements, neutron wall loading and fluence parameters that will make it compatible with a nuclear testing mission. Reactor relevant physics will be tested by using current drive and steady—state operation. Although the design accommodates several current drive options, including neutral beams, the base case uses a combination of lower hybrid and electron-cyclotron radio frequency power. Minimum neutron shielding, compact structures, high magnet-current densities, and remotely maintainable vacuum seals, all contribute to the compact size.