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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
H. Derrien, N. M. Larson, G. de Saussure, R. B. Perez
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 96 | Number 1 | May 1987 | Pages 58-65
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A16365
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The 241Pu total cross-section measurement of Kolar and Carraro and the neutron fission cross-section measurements of Blons et al. and Weston and Todd were analyzed with the R-matrix resonance analysis program SAMMY, which uses Bayes’ equation to extract resonance parameters from the experimental data. A set of Reich-Moore-type resonance parameters that describes the cross sections up to 100 eV was obtained. It is shown that existing data are not adequate for a precise evaluation of the resonance cross sections, and the need for additional work is discussed.
