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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.
Y. Nakao, T. Honda, Y. Honda, K. Kudo, H. Nakashima, M. Ohta
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 824-828
Inertial Confinement Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946943
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A chain-like process of knock-on and suprathermal fusion events due to the introduction of a primary 14-MeV neutron is examined, on the basis of transport equations for neutrons and recoil ions of all possible generations. In reactor-grade DT pellets, the ratio of suprathermal-fusion to primary 14-MeV neutrons becomes 0.1 or more. The maximum energy of neutrons leaking out of the pellet surface reaches to 45 MeV, though the population above 30 MeV is negligibly small.