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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
Bruce W. Knight, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 19 | Number 4 | August 1964 | Pages 393-399
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A18994
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A tractable mixed numerical-analytic method is given for the approximate design of reflected reactors with cores having simultaneously flat power density, fuel loading, absorber distribution, and moderator distribution. The method as applied to finite cylinders yields a fast digital routine (about 1 sec/calculation on the IBM 704) which gives trustworthy criticality values in systems with important neutron capture at energies above thermal. Corroborative experiments on critical assemblies containing molybdenum and tungsten show power distributions flat to within ±5%.