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This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2023)
August 6–9, 2023
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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More funds go to accelerate Sizewell C development
The U.K. government recently confirmed a further £170 million (about $216 million) investment of previously allocated funding for development work on the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk, England.
Thomas E. Booth
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 102 | Number 4 | August 1989 | Pages 332-340
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE89-A23646
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A zero-variance solution exists for any linear Monte Carlo problem, and this solution can be obtained by sampling the random numbers proportional to the expected score subsequently produced by using these random numbers in the random walk.