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Future Nuclear Energy Factual Status Document: Resource Document for the Workshop on Basic Research Needs for Future Nuclear Energy, July 2017

Busby et al., 2017

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13051247746230100801
Author
Busby J
Crawford D
Demkowicz P
Farmer M
Gehin J
Hayes S
Hildebrandt P
Horn R
Hosemann P
Kacher J
Kalinin S
Li M
Maloy S
Marquis E
McClellan K
Meyer M
Nelson A
Parish C
Petti D
Ramuhalli P
Sham S
Spencer B
Stack A
Terrani K
Was G
Wirth B
Wright R
Yang Y
Yoder G
Zhang Y
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Since commercialization in the mid-1950s, nuclear power has been widely deployed and provides an important clean source of energy, primarily through the generation of electricity. There are currently 449 commercial nuclear power reactors operating in 31 countries with …
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