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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.
R. A. Schrack, G. P. Lamaze, O. A. Wasson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 68 | Number 2 | November 1978 | Pages 189-196
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE78-A27289
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The 10B(n,αγ)7Li relative cross section has been measured using the 200-m flight path of the National Bureau of Standards Linac neutron time-of-flight facility. Results are presented from 5 to 700 keV, showing the 5/2- level of 11B at 500 keV. The neutron flux was monitored with a hydrogen proportional counter. The known n-p scattering cross section was then used to normalize the data to obtain a relative cross section. No attempt was made to obtain an absolute normalization experimentally. Overall accuracy is estimated to be better than 3% from 10 to 400 keV.