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DOE issues RFQ for clean-energy projects at WIPP
The Department of Energy has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties that are looking to establish carbon pollution–free electricity (CFE) projects at its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in New Mexico.
L. Garzotti, P. Innocente, S. Martini
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 505-509
Fueling and Tritium Handling Technology (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963662
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In the RFX reversed field pinch (RFP) frozen H and D pellets with mass ≤5·1020 atoms and speed ≤1.5 km/s are used for plasma fuelling. If a high speed pellet is launched with no plasma or is not completely ablated, the graphite first wall may be damaged by its impact. The paper presents the design of a protection system, based on real-time measurements of plasma current and density, developed to prevent incomplete pellet ablation.
