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Fusion Energy
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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hinkley Point C gets over $6 billion in financing from Apollo
U.S.-based private capital group Apollo Global has committed £4.5 billion ($6.13 billion) in financing to EDF Energy, primarily to support the U.K.’s Hinkley Point C station. The move addresses funding needs left unmet since China General Nuclear Power Corporation—which originally planned to pay for one-third of the project—exited in 2023 amid U.K. government efforts to reduce Chinese involvement.
M. G. Stamatelatos, T. R. England
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 63 | Number 2 | June 1977 | Pages 204-208
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A27028
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A simple yet accurate approximation for calculating spectrum-averaged beta-particle energies and spectra is presented. It gives the average beta-particle energy as a ratio of two polynomials and can be easily implemented on pocket calculators. The values calculated by this method differ from those calculated by “exact” methods by <1% for nuclides with atomic numbers in the 20 to 100 range emitting beta particles having energies up to ∼8 MeV (∼1.3 pJ).
