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Supply chain contract signed for Aurora
Oklo, the California-based developer of the Aurora Powerhouse sodium-cooled fast-neutron reactor, has signed a contract with Siemens Energy that is meant to de-risk supply chain and production timeline challenges for Oklo. Under the terms, Siemens will design and deliver the power conversion system for the Powerhouse, which is to be deployed at Idaho National Laboratory.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 96 | Number 3 | July 1987 | Pages 253-259
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A16386
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The effect of a mixing vane was studied in a three-subchannel geometry for a 3.99-mm (0.157-in.) gap space, and for mass velocities of 339.0, 678.1, and 1356.2 kg/s⋅m2 (0.25, 0.50, and 1.0 Mlb/h⋅ft2, respectively). Mixing rates increased rapidly downstream of the vane and then decreased gradually as a function of downstream distance. The maximum increase in turbulent cross-flow for a mass velocity of 339.0 kg/s⋅m2 occurred ∼10 hydraulic diameters from the end of the mixing vane and was 150% greater than the value observed at comparable conditions for the same test section without a mixing vane. The average increase in mixing due to the presence of the vane was ∼58%.