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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Anthony P. Belian, Jeffery F. Latkowski, Edward. C. Morse
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 1028-1032
Neutronics Experiments and Analysis (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963749
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Two samples of concrete for possible use as a structural support material of the National Ignition Facility Target Chamber were irradiated with 14 MeV neutrons from the Rotating Target Neutron Source at U.C. Berkeley. Dose rate measurements were taken, using a Victoreen 450P pressurized ion chamber, from the front and rear faces of each concrete slug. The measured dose rates were compared to simulated dose rates calculated by the codes ACAB and TART. The results of the experiment have validated the results of the code calculations. Construction material decisions were made partially based on the agreement of experiment with simulation.