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Uranium prices steady as EIA releases annual market report
The end-of-July spot price for uranium was $86.36 per pound, as reported by Cameco—roughly the same as it has been since February. Analytics firm Trading Economics reported a uranium futures price of $86.60 per pound, a figure that also has been holding steady since early April.
These updates come as the U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its 2025 Uranium Marketing Annual Report, which examines in detail multiple aspects of the U.S. uranium market. Data are derived from answers given in the Uranium Marketing Annual Survey, which collects information on contracts, deliveries (during the past year and projected for the next 10 years), purchased enrichment services, inventories, fuel assembly usage, and market requirements.
Hans-Dieter Falter, Ernest Thompson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 584-595
Technical Paper | Plasma Heating System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30700
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Rectangular Hypervapotron beam-stopping elements made from Cu-Cr-Zr have been used in the Joint European Torus (JET) beam injectors to dissipate up to 100 MW of power. Experience over more than 10 yr is outstanding with not a single failure. At the flow velocities used in the Hypervapotron elements of the JET injectors, the turbulence created by the fins dominates the heat transfer, and the Hypervapotron mechanism is of secondary importance. The main advantage of the Hypervapotron is the geometrical flexibility. The surface can be shaped freely as required without compromising on either heat transfer or total power-handling capability. Flow velocity and flow rate can be independently adjusted to requirements. Peak power densities up to 30 MW/m2 were removed at a flow velocity of 7 m/s and a pressure drop of 0.25 MPa/m. Flow parameters were as follows: velocity ≤11 m/s, inlet pressure ≤1 MPa, and inlet temperature ≤50°C.