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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.
Kazuo Shin, Yoshitomo Uwamino, Mitsuo Yoshida, Tomonori Hyodo, Takashi Nakamura
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 71 | Number 3 | September 1979 | Pages 294-300
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19066
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Spectra and attenuation profiles of neutrons and gamma rays transmitted through graphite piles were measured by an organic scintillator with an n-γ discrimination technique. The neutrons and gamma rays were produced in a graphite target placed in front of the piles, which were bombarded by 52-MeV protons. The piles were 54 cm high, 90 cm wide, and 11.7, 23.5, and 44.9 cm thick. The energy spectra of neutrons and gamma rays were obtained after unfolding by the FERDO code, from pulse-height distributions. Spectra calculated by use of a Monte Carlo neutron transport code developed for neutrons of energy up to 50 MeV show good agreement with the measured spectra.