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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
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Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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DTE Energy studying uprate at Fermi-2, considers Fermi-3’s prospects
DTE Energy, the owner of Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan, is considering an extended uprate for Unit 2 that would increase its 1,100-MW generation capacity by 150 MW.
Robert C. Axtmann and John T. Sears
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 23 | Number 3 | November 1965 | Pages 299-305
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A19563
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Energy loss by fission fragments in nitrogen gas was studied by means of a pulse technique that measured luminescence excited by a low-intensity Cf252 spontaneous fission source. A novel kinetic analysis of competing emission and quenching reactions was developed that gives the power law dependency of energy loss by the fragments in a luminescing gas from the pressure at which maximum luminosity is observed. For nitrogen, the relationship E = E0(1−f)1.70 ± 0.07 is valid for 0.4 E0 < E < E0. The term E is used for the kinetic energy of a fission fragment of initial energy E0 that has traveled a fraction f of its total range.
