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September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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New report lays out path to U.S. nuclear energy dominance
The new report “How America Can Achieve Nuclear Energy Dominance,” from the Working Group on U.S. Nuclear Energy Dominance, outlines a plan of action for the Trump administration that includes deploying new nuclear reactors, developing domestic supply chains, promoting nuclear exports, reforming regulations, and developing the workforce.
Working group chair Todd Abrajano said, “We welcome the Trump administration’s bold moves to kick-start the U.S. nuclear energy sector, but we recognize that President Trump’s executive orders alone can’t achieve our goals.”
Seiki Ohnishi, Fumiyoshi Nobuhara, Yoshihiro Hirao
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 2 | February 2024 | Pages 517-526
Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2172309
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Photon deep penetration calculations were conducted to create a buildup factor database for a new point kernel code. The calculations included the effects of photonuclear reactions, which were not considered in previous buildup factor calculations, and the target energy was extended up to 30 MeV. For media with large photonuclear cross sections, the contribution of the neutron dose becomes significant. For example, in iron at 80 mean free paths, the total dose is 1024 times larger than when the photonuclear reactions are not considered. On the other hand, it was found that if photonuclear reactions are ignored, the calculation results are not necessarily conservative in media with a significant neutron shielding capacity, such as water.