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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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.
William R. Bohl, Jerry L. Gillette, Max W. Carbon
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | January 1970 | Pages 45-51
Economic | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28632
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Estimates were made in the Republic of Singapore of the cost of desalting water and generating electricity there. These estimates were for both nuclear and fossil-fired plants and were obtained with the help of a generalized International Atomic Energy Agency technical report and nine economic studies performed by US firms for specific locations throughout the world. The results indicated that sea water could not be desalted for less than perhaps 5O¢/1000 gal from dual-purpose plants of the largest size satisfactory for Singapore, i.e., ∼200 MW(e) and 20 to 100 million gallons per day. This cost appeared approximately the same whether from nuclear or fossil-fired plants. The results also indicated that electricity could probably be generated at a somewhat lower cost in a single-purpose fossil-fired plant than in a single-purpose nuclear unit. It was concluded that the use of nuclear energy did not appear to offer highly significant benefits to Singapore for desalting water or generating electricity during the next ten years.
