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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
Takayoshi Norimatsu, Oleg Kotyaev, Yoshinori Shimada, Shinri Kurahashi, Shinji Motokoshi, Katsuhiro Mikami, Kei Sasaki, Takahisa Jitsuno, Kohei Yamanoi, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Tomoaki Kunugi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 70 | Number 3 | November 2016 | Pages 417-422
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST15-206
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A grazing incidence, shallow liquid metal mirror could be used as the final optic for the heating laser in a fast-ignition fusion power plant. The relaxation of vibrations on the surface of liquid mercury following laser irradiation was measured experimentally in this study. The results suggested that vibrations on a 0.25-mm-thick mirror were small enough to allow 4-Hz laser operation.
