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Kentucky disburses $10M in nuclear grants
The Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (KNEDA) recently distributed its first awards through the new Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program, which was established last year. In total, KNEDA disbursed $10 million to a variety of companies that will use the funding to support siting studies, enrichment supply-chain planning, workforce training, and curriculum development.
S. D. Fedorovich, V. P. Budaev, Y. V. Martynenko, D. I. Kavyrshin, M. V. Lukashevsky, Y. I. Rukina, M. V. Budaeva, Quang Vinh Tran, K. A. Rogosin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 81 | Number 8 | November 2025 | Pages 894-900
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2025.2479240
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Irradiation of titanium with stationary helium plasma with edge fusion relevant plasma parameters was carried out in the PLM-M fusion device. A highly specific area and porous nanostructured surface with a nanostructure size from ~20 to ~200 nm was obtained. Such structures are obtained by processing refractory metals irradiated with plasma to produce structures such as fuzz and cauliflower. After plasma irradiation, titanium samples were processed in a nitrogen gas to obtain titanium nitride on the surface. The resulting surface has a high specific capacity and a low impedance of the double electric layer when testing samples in an electrolyte. Such material characteristics are promising for medical use in the manufacture of pacemaker electrodes.