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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.
F. Castiglia, E. Oliveri
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 86 | Number 3 | March 1984 | Pages 297-301
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17558
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In photon transport calculations by a Monte Carlo method, the solution of the inverse Klein-Nishina cumulative distribution function for random selection of a photon energy upon Compton scattering is not practical; moreover, Koblinger's procedure cannot be applied for incoming photon energies less than . In this case the sampling rejection methods (SRMs), especially the nonuniform ones, represent a good alternative. A number of SRMs for the Klein-Nishina probability density function are presented; some of the methods have very high selection efficiencies. These techniques are tested within the bounds of computer time required for a successful selection. At least one of them is appreciably advantageous over those previously proposed.