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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.
Vijay R. Nargundkar, Tejen Kumar Basu, Om Prakash Joneja
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1987 | Pages 380-394
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST87-A25070
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Neutron multiplication measurements for 14-MeV neutrons were carried out in thick beryllium and graphite assemblies at the Institute for Reactor Development, Jülich, Federal Republic of Germany. Earlier Monte Carlo calculations using the ENDF/B-III library contained systematic errors that did not account for the predominant axial thermalization and non-1/v absorption in polyethylene. In addition, the calculational geometry differed considerably from the experimental geometry. These deficiencies have been eliminated in the present calculations, where the Los Alamos 30-group CLAW-IV library has been used. The anisotropy of the source in space and energy has also been taken into account. The results show that the calculated value of neutron multiplication is 20% higher (originally reported 30% higher) than the measured multiplication in beryllium. The results confirm the measurements made with BeO. For graphite and lead, excellent agreement is found between calculated and measured multiplication.