Khand-e 1,911 Report post Posted September 24, 2015 Mainly isotope research and testing new methods of isotope seperation. Possibly also medical applications like testing possible new methods of radiotherapy for cancer patients. (the actual devices used if said methods are successful will be much smaller obviously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donward 3,053 Report post Posted September 25, 2015 This has been in the news recently at least in my neck of the woods. Bill Gates is partnering with China on a nuclear reactor The nuclear power startup is trying to build a new type of nuclear reactor to harness the power of depleted uranium. Per the glossy website of TerraPower. The design. TerraPower’s Generation IV traveling wave reactor (TWR) offers a safe and economic form of low-carbon energy that meets base load demand for electricity. It offers enormous environmental benefits, high barriers to proliferation, and uninterrupted energy security that significantly address many of the issues faced by today’s reactors. The design. TerraPower’s traveling wave reactor (TWR) is a Generation IV, liquid sodium-cooled fast reactor based on existing fast reactor technologies. Innovations in metallic fuel, cladding materials and engineering allow TWRs to utilize depleted uranium as their primary fuel. These innovations greatly simplify the nuclear fuel cycle by eliminating or reducing the need for enrichment, reprocessing, and waste storage and disposal. Fissile fuel is both produced and then consumed in-reactor, greatly improving the fuel efficiency of the TWR and resource availability for the reactor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khand-e 1,911 Report post Posted September 26, 2015 So it turns out the 20 MeV Linear accelerator above is a scaled down version of a 100 MeV one also being built for the nuclear industry. Also, while I'm not sure this qualifies as Nuclear in the sense of the forum sees it (in the whole "making bombs and reactors" way), there's also this, which could be why the sudden interest in particle accelerators is popping up for more then just experiments with nuclear isotopes. http://english.cas.cn/newsroom/news/201501/t20150127_135741.shtml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Priory_of_Sion 913 Report post Posted October 2, 2015 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxn 1,358 Report post Posted October 2, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lhcZ8RsEEU&feature=player_embedded 1 Sturgeon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LostCosmonaut 2,345 Report post Posted October 15, 2015 I updated my blag. 3 Collimatrix, Sturgeon and Belesarius reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturgeon 3,902 Report post Posted October 15, 2015 Ooooh! Cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturgeon 3,902 Report post Posted October 15, 2015 Instructions unclear, rocket failed to reach Mars. 3 LoooSeR, Collimatrix and Mohamed A reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperComrade 237 Report post Posted October 26, 2015 http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2015/10/feature-bizarre-reactor-might-save-nuclear-fusion?intcmp=NEWS-stellarator-PROMO 1 Sturgeon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collimatrix 3,715 Report post Posted October 27, 2015 I'll get excited about fusion research when I see a machine that looks like it's optimized for something other than getting research grants. 1 Sturgeon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxn 1,358 Report post Posted October 27, 2015 I'll get excited if even half of what LockMart says about their approach is true. Damn but that thing has the look of machine design about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Priory_of_Sion 913 Report post Posted October 29, 2015 Some Chemical weapon docs. I feel dirty posting Chem weapon stuff. So dirty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoooSeR 6,039 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 R-202 reactor, moved by MAZ-543. Construction of the Karbamid-2, "Cherepovets Azot". 2011. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collimatrix 3,715 Report post Posted November 8, 2015 Spoke with an engineer yesterday at a charity event. He mentioned that the beryllium layer in bomb cores doubles as a moderator. I was rather surprised by this; I did not realize that modern nuke designs use anything other than fast neutrons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cm_kruger 57 Report post Posted November 10, 2015 ICBM basing options (1980) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belesarius 1,475 Report post Posted November 11, 2015 ICBM basing options (1980) Welcome to SH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tied 1,332 Report post Posted November 15, 2015 1 RobotMinisterofTrueKorea reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collimatrix 3,715 Report post Posted November 16, 2015 An overview of organic nuclear reactors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LostCosmonaut 2,345 Report post Posted November 21, 2015 A website for current events in the nuclear field: http://atomicinsights.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Collimatrix 3,715 Report post Posted November 24, 2015 Neutron mirror witchcraft: http://aspw.jpl.nasa.gov/files/ASPW2012%20PRESENTATIONS/WEDNESDAY/Nuclear%20Prop%20II/Coker.pdf http://aspw.jpl.nasa.gov/files/ASPW2012%20ABSTRACTS/ASPW2012_Coker.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LostCosmonaut 2,345 Report post Posted November 28, 2015 A review of criticality accidents: https://www.orau.org/ptp/Library/accidents/la-13638.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Priory_of_Sion 913 Report post Posted December 5, 2015 An article on South Africa's nuke. 1 Belesarius reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Priory_of_Sion 913 Report post Posted December 10, 2015 A suggestion from Roger Fisher about how the President would be able to use nukes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LostCosmonaut 2,345 Report post Posted December 22, 2015 In other news, they've started making Pu-238 for spaceflight purposes again. http://energy.gov/articles/us-demonstrates-production-fuel-missions-solar-system-and-beyond 1 Sturgeon reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturgeon 3,902 Report post Posted December 22, 2015 In prep for a Mars Mission, maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
