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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.
A. Cesana, M. Terrani, G. Sandrelli
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 96 | Number 2 | June 1987 | Pages 168-170
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A16377
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The results of a recent measurement of the neutron fluence at the vessel outer boundary of the Caorso Nuclear Power Plant show that the neutron flux per unit power was not constant during the reactor operation. This effect, usually not mentioned, may induce serious errors in the results of neutron dosimetry by the multiple foil activation technique.
