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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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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.
Catherine Romano, Ram Venkataraman, David Glasgow, Ben Roach
Nuclear Technology | Volume 208 | Number 11 | November 2022 | Pages 1696-1703
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2022.2070353
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The cross sections of 237Np and 238Np are important for accurate modeling and simulation of 238Pu in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Uncertainties in these cross sections can impact the ability to predict and optimize the target design and loading for 238Pu production targets. The effective capture cross section of 237Np in the location of pneumatic tube 1 in HFIR was measured as a first step in the measurement of the 238Np capture and fission cross sections. This paper describes the flux measurements, 237Np experiments, and data analysis of the 237Np capture cross section in HFIR.
