France's Hexana has formed a strategic partnership with Belgian engineering firm Tractebel to support the development of its ...

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As alluded to in the introduction, the speed of the neutrons in their fission process is what makes a “fast” reactor fast. Whereas light-water reactors (LWR: including PWR, BWR and SCWR ...

This is where fast neutron reactors are highly attractive. Fast neutron reactors can also fission other fissile elements, covering the full spectrum of neutron cross sections. TerraPower’s ...

More recently, researchers have been developing new tools in the battle against cancer – beams of neutrons ... fusion reactor experiment. Soon we will bombard the fibre samples with fast ...

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A 1-Megawatt research reactor produces thermal neutrons for radioactivation purposes and for digital neutron radiography. Fast neutrons for atomic displacement research are produced by both the ...

"Based on the results of the research, Rosatom scientists intend to substantiate the efficiency and safety of using MOX fuel in VVER-type reactors (including future advanced installations)," Rosatom ...

The production of Pu-238 requires a high thermal neutron flux environment. High-flux isotope reactors are currently the most well-known and stably operating high-flux thermal neutron reactors in ...