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DOE selects first companies for nuclear launch pad
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have announced their first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad: three companies developing microreactors and one developing fuel supply.
The four companies—Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy, and Radiant Industries—were selected from the initial pool of Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program applicants, the two precursor programs to the launch pad.
W. Kirchner, S. G. Bankoff
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 89 | Number 4 | April 1985 | Pages 310-321
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A18623
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Some recent results pertinent to condensation as it affects the course of light water reactor transients are reviewed. These include interfacial shear stress, local condensation heat transfer coefficients, and stability of stratified countercurrent steam/water flow. Cold-leg and combined cold- and hot-leg oscillations are also discussed. Some avenues for further research are pointed out.