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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Shifting the paradigm of supply chain
Chad Wolf
When I began my nuclear career, I was coached up in the nuclear energy culture of the day to “run silent, run deep,” a mindset rooted in the U.S. Navy’s submarine philosophy. That was the norm—until Fukushima.
The nuclear renaissance that many had envisioned hit a wall. The focus shifted from expansion to survival. Many utility communications efforts pivoted from silence to broadcast, showcasing nuclear energy’s elegance and reliability. Nevertheless, despite being clean baseload 24/7 power that delivered a 90 percent capacity factor or higher, nuclear energy was painted as risky and expensive (alongside energy policies and incentives that favored renewables).
Economics became a driving force threatening to shutter nuclear power. The Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative launched in 2015 challenged the industry to sustain high performance yet cut costs by up to 30 percent.
J. Weitman, N. Dåverhög, S. Farvolden
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 3 | September 1970 | Pages 408-415
Analysis | Symposium on Theoretical Models for Predicting In-Reactor Performance of Fuel and Cladding Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28795
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In connection with fast neutron (n, α) cross-section measurements, a novel boron analysis method has been developed. The boron concentration is inferred from the mass spectrometrically determined number of helium atoms produced in the thermal and epithermal 10 B (n, α) reaction. The relation between helium amount and boron concentration is given, including corrections for self-shielding effects and background levels. Direct and diffusion losses of helium are calculated and losses due to gettering, adsorption, and HF-ionization in the release stage are discussed. A series of boron determination is described and the results are compared with those obtained by other methods, showing excellent agreement. The lower limit of boron concentration, which can be measured, varies with the type of sample. In, e.g., steel, concentrations below 10−5% boron in samples of 0.1 to 1 g may be determined.
