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On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
J. R. Eaton, R. L. Long
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 12 | Number 1 | January 1962 | Pages 82-90
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE62-A25375
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This paper describes a technique for simulating the neutron diffusion equations by an electrical analogy of a transmission line. The analog may be constructed for single or multienergy groups in one, two, or three dimensions. This paper presents examples of one-dimensional systems studied by one-group and by two-group theory. The technique is considered to be especially useful for the instruction of students because it enables them to obtain an insight into the characteristics of the solution and to gain an appreciation of the factors which affect the results.