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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.
N. D. Dudey, Robert R. Heinrich, J. Williams, Allen A. Madson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 7 | Number 1 | July 1969 | Pages 35-43
Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28383
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Production rates (atoms/gram megawatt day) of 58Co, 54Mn, 55Fe, 63Ni, and 60Co in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) irradiated stainless steel are reported. These rates can be used as precise flux and fluence monitors in fast reactors when appropriate spectrum-averaged cross sections are applied. Seven spectrum-averaged cross sections for the core and four spectrum-averaged cross sections at eight radial positions in EBR-II are also reported. The ratio of 54Mn/55Fe atoms produced from 54Fe represents a sensitive spectral hardness indicator for fast-reactor spectra. This study also indicates that in EBR-II the flux per megawatt measured at high power is the same as that measured at low power by other authors. Results show that a diffusion theory calculation provides a reasonably accurate representation of the flux in the core of EBR-II but overestimates the flux in the blanket region.