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The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Reboot: Nuclear needs a success . . . anywhere
The media have gleefully resurrected the language of a past nuclear renaissance. Beyond the hype and PR, many people in the nuclear community are taking a more measured view of conditions that could lead to new construction: data center demand, the proliferation of new reactor designs and start-ups, and the sudden ascendance of nuclear energy as the power source everyone wants—or wants to talk about.
Once built, large nuclear reactors can provide clean power for at least 80 years—outlasting 10 to 20 presidential administrations. Smaller reactors can provide heat and power outputs tailored to an end user’s needs. With all the new attention, are we any closer to getting past persistent supply chain and workforce issues and building these new plants? And what will the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president mean for nuclear?
As usual, there are more questions than answers, and most come down to money. Several developers are engaging with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or have already applied for a license, certification, or permit. But designs without paying customers won’t get built. So where are the customers, and what will it take for them to commit?
Richard N. Gurley, John A. Wethington, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 5 | May 1969 | Pages 483-493
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28325
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The radiolysis of CF4, alone and mixed with UF6, UF6 + N2, UF6 + Ar, UF6 + Xe, UF6 + SF6, and UF4 + C by gamma photons from 60Co or by fission fragments from 235U gave C2F4 as the principal product. Traces of C2F6O and C3F3O were also found. In the gamma irradiation of CF4 + UF4 + C, charcoal acted as a fluorine scavenger and increased the consumption of CF4, but N2, Ar, Xe, and SF6 showed no measurable scavenging effects. During the fission fragment irradiations, C, N2, and Xe acted as scavengers, but such action by Ar or SF6 was not detected. The results for 60Co gamma irradiations and for fission fragment irradiations could be explained by a dynamic interconversion between CF4 and the products C2F4 and F2. A mathematical model that related the extent of interconversion with energy deposition was formulated.
