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Here is a recap of recent industry happenings:
Supply chain contract signed for Aurora
Oklo, the California-based developer of the Aurora Powerhouse sodium-cooled fast-neutron reactor, has signed a contract with Siemens Energy that is meant to de-risk supply chain and production timeline challenges for Oklo. Under the terms, Siemens will design and deliver the power conversion system for the Powerhouse, which is to be deployed at Idaho National Laboratory.
M. L. Corradini
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 82 | Number 4 | December 1982 | Pages 429-447
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE82-429
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This paper describes current analysis and modeling results of large-scale steam explosion experiments. For the large-scale experiments, a transient one-dimensional explosion model was developed that can qualitatively predict the trends in the experimental data. The model employs a description of vapor film collapse and subsequent fuel fragmentation by thermal and mechanical means. In addition, a simple empirical explosion model was developed and incorporated into a two-dimensional hydrodynamic computer program. This combination can be used to investigate the two-dimensional characteristics of the propagation and expansion phases for large-scale explosions.