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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Edward Garelis, John L. Russell, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 16 | Number 3 | July 1963 | Pages 263-270
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A26529
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A new method of utilizing pulsed neutron source measurements for the determination of the subcriticality of an assembly directly in terms of dollars is proposed. Essentially, the method determines the parameter (kβ/l) using the complete response curve of a repetitively pulsed assembly after the quasi-equilibrium state has been attained. This value of (kβ/l) coupled with the usual α-measurement, assuming the prompt decay constant to be dominant, yields the reactivity directly. The analytical model is based on a bare one-group diffusion theory system with m-delayed precursors. The application of these results to experiment shows that their applicability is much broader than the simple analytical model would indicate.