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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.
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.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 77 | Number 1 | January 1981 | Pages 110-113
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A21344
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Neutron total cross sections of elemental nickel were measured from 1.3 to 4.5 MeV, at intervals of ∼50 keV, with resolutions of 30 to 50 keV and to accuracies of 1 to 2.5%. Neutron differential-elasticscattering cross sections were measured from 1.45 to 3.8 MeV, at intervals and with resolutions comparable to those of the total cross sections, and to accuracies of 3 to 5%. The nonelastic-scattering cross section is derived from the measured values to accuracies of ≳6%. The measured results are shown to be in good agreement with the predictions of a model previously reported by the authors. The experimental results are compared with previously reported values, as represented by the Evaluated Nuclear Data File-B, Version-V, and areas of consistency and discrepancy noted.