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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
B. D. Ganapol, Ó. López Pouso
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 197 | Number 9 | September 2023 | Pages 2327-2342
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2194228
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) is one of the quintessential equations of particle transport theory. Representing small angle scattering characteristics of electron and photon transport by differential scattering indeed is a mathematical/numerical challenge. Here, we address the challenge with the method of response matrix applied to the Sn approximation to arrive at a nearly six-place-precision benchmark. Our approach aligns with the response matrix solution of the radiative transfer equation for anisotropic scattering published previously. We conclude with the comparison of the response matrix benchmark to a classical finite difference approximation.