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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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INL’s new innovation incubator could link start-ups with an industry sponsor
Idaho National Laboratory is looking for a sponsor to invest $5 million–$10 million in a privately funded innovation incubator to support seed-stage start-ups working in nuclear energy, integrated energy systems, cybersecurity, or advanced materials. For their investment, the sponsor gets access to what INL calls “a turnkey source of cutting-edge American innovation.” Not only are technologies supported by the program “substantially de-risked” by going through technical review and development at a national laboratory, but the arrangement “adds credibility, goodwill, and visibility to the private sector sponsor’s investments,” according to INL.
J. D. Galambos, D. J. Strickler, N. A. Uckan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 573-578
Plasma Engineering (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963675
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The tokamak systems code (SuperCode) is used to identify lower-cost ITER options. Superconducting coil, lower-cost options are found by: (1) reducing the ITER technical objectives (e.g., driven burn and lower wall load), (2) using more aggressive physics (advanced physics) assumptions (e.g., higher shaping, better confinement, higher beta, etc.), and (3) more aggressive engineering assumptions (reduced shield/gaps and inductive requirements). Under ITER nominal physics assumptions, but designing for a driven Q = 10 operation results in ∼30% cost reduction if the required neutron wall load is dropped to 0.5 MW/m2. Assuming advanced physics guidelines leads to cost savings of up to 40% in an ignited device with a major radius as low as R = 5.5 m. Designing this device for Q = 10 results in additional cost savings of 10%. If reduced inboard shield and scrapeoff is assumed, and no inductive capability is required, machine size and cost benefits tend to saturate at about R = 5 m and 50% of the ITER-EDA cost.