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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
S. Cierjacks, K. Ehrlich, E. T. Cheng, H. Conrads, H. Ullmaier
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 2 | October 1990 | Pages 99-113
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A27464
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Important problems in fusion technology and fusion materials research whose investigation requires intense fast neutron sources are surveyed. The most urgent tasks concern the investigation of 14-MeV neutron radiation damage in the first wall and other structural components of future fusion reactors and the development of low-activation materials. The needs of neutron sources according to energy range, neutron intensity, flux and fluence, and the scope of present capabilities are outlined for this special field of applications.
