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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.
D. W. Heikkinen, C. M. Logan, J. C. Davis
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 2 | October 1990 | Pages 228-233
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A27473
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Accelerators that use the T(d,n)4He reaction to generate 14-MeV neutrons are discussed. Most of the discussion concerns the Rotating Target Neutron Source II (RTNS-II) facility, which was the most intense source of fusion neutrons. Typical characteristics and operating parameters are given. A brief outline of the irradiation program carried out at RTNS-II is provided.
