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Here is a recap of recent industry happenings:
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.
M. T. Swinhoe, C. A. Uttley
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 89 | Number 3 | March 1985 | Pages 261-272
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A17547
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The tritium production cross section of 7Li was measured between 5 and 14 MeV by irradiating LiOH pellets with monoenergetic neutrons. The neutron fluence was determined using a calibrated NE-213 liquid scintillator and the tritium produced by β counting in a liquid scintillation spectrometer. The technique for determining the amount of tritium produced was confirmed by a measurement of the 6Li(n, t)α cross section at thermal energies using irradiations in the GLEEP reactor. The results for the 7Li(n,n′αt) cross section are ∼25% lower than the ENDF/B-IV values with a mean uncertainty of 6%. The results are close to a recent evaluation below 11 MeV, but are 23% lower at 14 MeV.