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Geological work begins on Poland’s first nuclear plant
Project management firm Bechtel started site geological surveys for Poland’s first nuclear power plant project, the company announced on Wednesday.
Bechtel will conduct in-depth geological surveys at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Pomeranian municipality of Choczewo, in northern Poland. This is a key milestone for the country’s entry into nuclear power production, as the surveys will inform the suitability of the planned site.
Atsuo Iiyoshi, Masami Fujiwara, Osamu Motojima, Nobuyoshi Ohyabu, Kozo Yamazaki
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 17 | Number 1 | January 1990 | Pages 169-187
Technical Paper | Stellarator System | doi.org/10.13182/FST90-A29179
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The Large Helical Device (LHD) is a Heliotron/torsatron-type superconducting helical confinement fusion device, which is scheduled to be built by the newly established National Institute for Fusion Science in Japan. The design study is described. The goal of the LHD is to demonstrate high energy confinement and high beta in a helical device, which are necessary steps toward a helical reactor system.