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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
G. S. Brunson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 3 | March 1975 | Pages 553-571
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24393
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
High-resolution gamma spectrometry is routinely performed for fission product gases in Experimental Breeder Reactor II as a means of detecting and identifying fuel elements with leaks in the cladding. Detailed data accumulated for more than two years of operation has established background concentrations as well as the behavior of these fission products from eight different fuel elements. Different types of fuel have different “fingerprints.” It appears quite easy to distinguish a carbide leaker from either metal or oxide. The distinction between oxide and metal is less clear cut, but our results indicate that identification can be made with some confidence on the magnitude of the signal and on isotopic ratios, particularly the ratio 88Kr/138Xe. Further analysis has been made of the 23Ne activation rate, which is expected to be much higher and far more troublesome in future sodium-cooled fast reactors.
