US to study proliferation risk of HALEU nuclear fuel, after warning by scientists
The U.S. agency in charge of nuclear security is commissioning a study on the proliferation risks of a more-enriched uranium ...
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Fusion–fission hybrids revisited
Because the neutrons of a hybrid are supplied externally from the fissile fuel, there is no need to concentrate this fuel to maintain criticality. Thus a criticality accident in a hybrid is ...
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Could Thorium Offer Long-Term Potential As A Nuclear Energy Source?
However, there are ways to use thorium to create fissile materials suitable for fuel. Thorium-232 is the only naturally occurring thorium isotope, but it is fissionable rather than fissile.
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TerraPower’s Natrium: Combining A Fast Neutron Reactor With Built-In Grid Level Storage
As a result any isotope in the fuel that’s fissile can become part of the nuclear chain reaction, allowing this reaction to proceed until no further fissile elements remain in the fuel.
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US approves new facility design concept to turn nuclear waste into reactor fuel
The DOE is working to recycle EBR-II spent fuel as part of a larger effort to make HALEU. HALEU is enriched between 5 and ...
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Technical Meeting on Treatment and Conditioning Options for Research Related Spent Fissile Materials
The objective of this meeting is to facilitate the exchange of information on viable technologies and approaches for the management (treatment and conditioning) of spent research reactor fuel and ...
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Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy
Because of its abundance and its fissile material breeding capability, thorium could potentially offer a long-term solution to humanity’s energy needs. Kailash Agarwal, Fuel Cycle Facilities ...
AtkinsRéalis and Mott MacDonald appointed to Rolls-Royce Submarines program
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, ...