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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.”
P. W. Lisowski, M. S. Moore, G. L. Morgan
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 198 | Number 10 | October 2024 | Pages 1901-1910
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2284432
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Neutron total cross-section data for 232Th, 237Np, 235,238U, and 239Pu were measured over the energy range of a few MeV up to 230 MeV at the Weapons Neutron Research Facility of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. The results for 235U, 237Np, and 239Pu are the first to be reported over this full energy range. Our data are compared to the ENDF/B-VIII.0 and JENDL-5 evaluations and to selected previous data sets. These results provide neutron cross sections with small statistical uncertainties and low systematic errors to improve theoretical modeling and data evaluation for these nuclei.
