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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.”
Shunsuke Endo, Atsushi Kimura, Shoji Nakamura, Osamu Iwamoto, Nobuyuki Iwamoto, Gerard Rovira, Yosuke Toh, Mariko Segawa, Makoto Maeda
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 4 | April 2024 | Pages 786-803
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2227826
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The neutron total and capture cross sections of 181Ta were measured at the Accurate Neutron-Nucleus Research Measurement Instrument of the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex to improve the accuracy of the current resonance parameters. The total cross section was determined from the transmission measurement in the energy range from 0.2 to 150 eV. The capture cross section was derived from the capture yield using the pulse height weighting technique in the energy range from thermal to 150 eV. The thermal neutron capture cross section was measured as b. The obtained transmission and capture cross section were simultaneously fitted using the resonance analysis code REFIT, and the resonance parameters for resonances below 150 eV were evaluated. The present resonance parameters were compared to reported measurements.
