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PG&E to dredge Diablo Canyon intake system
The owners of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant plan to dredge a massive buildup of shoaled sediment from its seawater intake cove.
Pacific Gas and Electric spokesperson Suzanne Hosn said, “The dredging project in the Diablo Canyon marina will remove approximately 70,000 cubic yards of sediment to prevent circumstances that could impact the power plant’s cooling system. Dredging will take place for the first time since operations began because of a rapid increase in sediment.”
N. Nishino et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 59 | Number 1 | January 2011 | Pages 295-297
doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11640
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The dependence of the resonance position of the central-ECH (c-ECH) on plasma behavior was investigated using a fast camera. When the resonance positions were higher, low frequency fluctuation of ~6kHz was observed and at the same time the diamagnetic signal decreased. Also, the same frequency fluctuation was observed in the potential signal by Au beam probe. On the other hand this low frequency fluctuation was not appeared when the resonance position was seemed to be on the axis of the plasma. These results indicate that the convective ExB drift instabilities may be induced due to the off-axis heating by c-ECH.