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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
A. Allen, C. Kong, K. Sequoia, N. G. Rice, B. Russ, M. Ratledge, L. Lee
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 7 | October 2023 | Pages 879-883
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2169525
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
High density carbon capsule ablators are of primary interest for National Ignition Facility experiments. Two of the major contributors to hydrodynamic instabilities in these capsules are voids and high-density inclusions, where the quantity and size of these defects can result in lower yields in inertial confinement fusion. To aid in capsule selection, General Atomics developed a LabVIEW analysis routine to quantify these defects based off a large field-of-view tomographic dataset and to provide insight into the quality of the capsule. This analysis determines if there are large voids or inclusions that may affect shot performance and helps rank which capsules should be used.