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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
K. Clausen, U. Roose, P. Schneider-Kühnle, F. W. Buchholz, L. Schänzler, S. Stüker, G. Tumbrägel, M. Weinert
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 63 | Number 4 | August 1977 | Pages 493-500
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE77-A27063
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To provide data for testing nitrogen and oxygen cross-section sets, transport of neutrons from a 252Cf source was investigated in a large volume of liquid air. Neutron energy spectra and doses were measured at distances between 30 and 230 cm from the source. Proton recoil proportional counters and NE-213 scintillation detectors were used to obtain energy spectra from 40 keV up to 10 MeV. Different computer programs were employed to unfold the pulse-height spectra. Dose measurements were made using a tissue equivalent ionization chamber and a GM counter. The results are compared with theoretical transport calculations performed with the ANISN code. In general, there is good agreement between the calculations and measurements up to the largest distances.