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Uncertainty contributes to lowest uranium spot prices in 18 months
A combination of plentiful supply and uncertain demand resulted in spot pricing for uranium closing out March below $64 per pound, with dips down to about $63.50 during mid-March—the lowest futures prices in 18 months, according to tracking by analysis firm Trading Economics. Spot prices have also fallen steadily since the beginning of 2024. Meanwhile, long-term prices have held steady at about $80 per pound at the end of March, according to Canadian front-end uranium mining, milling, and conversion company Cameco.
Fuyuan Wu, Rafael Ramis, Zhenghong Li, Yanyun Chu, Jianlun Yang, Zhen Wang, Shijiang Meng, Zhanchang Huang, Jiaming Ning
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 72 | Number 4 | November 2017 | Pages 726-730
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1347458
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The interaction between Z-pinch plasma and foam converter has an important effect on the formation of Z-pinch dynamic hohlraums. A new program has been developed to study related physical processes. Numerical results suggest that the interaction on 7–10 MA drivers is strong enough to create dynamic hohlraums with radiation temperature over 100 eV. Simulations also indicate that a radiating shock would appear due to the collision of Z-pinch plasma and foam converter, in good agreement with the measurements on JULONG-I facility. In this technical note, we present the physical model and simulation results, as well as typical experimental results.