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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Hinkley Point C gets over $6 billion in financing from Apollo
U.S.-based private capital group Apollo Global has committed £4.5 billion ($6.13 billion) in financing to EDF Energy, primarily to support the U.K.’s Hinkley Point C station. The move addresses funding needs left unmet since China General Nuclear Power Corporation—which originally planned to pay for one-third of the project—exited in 2023 amid U.K. government efforts to reduce Chinese involvement.
Robert David
Nuclear Technology | Volume 205 | Number 11 | November 2019 | Pages 1488-1494
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1597581
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Finite element analysis is used to study heat transfer from a corium pool at the bottom of the calandria to its surroundings during a severe accident in a CANDU 6 reactor. The shape of the corium crust around the pool and the steady-state heat fluxes exiting the calandria are calculated for representative accident conditions. The sensitivity of the results to several model parameters is examined. Calculated heat fluxes can be compared to measurements of the critical heat flux at different locations on the outside of the calandria in order to assess the possibility of in-vessel retention of the molten core.
