June 2024

Nuclear Weapons 862 - Army Sciences Board Issues A Report On Ability Of Army To Fight On A Nuclear Battlefield - Part 3 of 3 Parts

Part 3 of 3 Parts (Please read Parts 1 and 2 first)
      Peterson noted that it also involves Food and Drug Administration approvals, which are expensive but “desperately needed.”

Nuclear Weapons 861 - Army Sciences Board Issues A Report On Ability Of Army To Fight On A Nuclear Battlefield - Part 2 of 3 Parts

Part 2 of 3 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     When he was asked about the funding after his presentation, Campbell said he was rounding up. The funding is more like four million three hundred thousand per year. However, his office is grateful for that. He noted that for the past few decades, funding was “zero.”
“We hope to grow it,” Campbell said.

Nuclear Weapons 860 - Army Sciences Board Issues A Report On Ability Of Army To Fight On A Nuclear Battlefield - Part 1 of 3 Parts

Part 1 of 3 Parts
     The Army Science Board in September finished work on a report titled, “An Independent Assessment of the Army’s Ability to Fight and Win on a Nuclear Battlefield.”

Nuclear Reactors 1400 - Radiant Industries and Amsted Graphite Materials Have Signed A Memorandum Of Understanding Aimed At Improving The Domestic Supply Chain For Nuclear Grade Graphite

     Radiant Industries is a California-based start-up. Radiant and Amsted Graphite Materials have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the domestic supply chain for nuclear-grade graphite.

Nuclear Fusion 72 - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Is Working On A Model Of How The Shape Of A Tokamak Affects Its Function - Part 2 of 2 Parts

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     The new model enhances our understanding of pedestals and brings scientists closer to achieving the greater goal of designing a fusion reactor that generates more power than it consumes.
     Parisi's second paper in the series deals with how well the EPED model aligns with the height and width of the pedestal for different plasma shapes.

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