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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.
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L. Finkelstein, M. Shatz
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 42 | Number 3 | December 1970 | Pages 260-266
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE70-A21215
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A class of resonant absorbing cross sections was found for which there are simple exact solutions of the neutron moderation equation. Some of these solutions are compared with corresponding numerical solutions obtained by the methods of Rowlands, Nordheim, and Finkelstein. The first two methods are accurate for narrow and intermediate absorption resonances but develop instability when relatively strong (with respect to scattering) absorption extends for a few or more collision intervals. Then only the third method may be used with confidence.