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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
M. S. Tillack, F. Najmabadi, L. A. El-Guebaly, R. R. Peterson, D. T. Goodin, K. R. Schultz, W. R. Meier, J. Perkins, D. A. Petti, J. D. Sethian, L. M. Waganer, ARIES Team
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 343-349
Fusion Technology Plenary | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963258
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A critical assessment of the feasibility of IFE chambers has been initiated. This work seeks to define design windows and explore in detail the tradeoffs for various chamber concepts. The work is performed in an integrated and self-consistent manner by including all key elements of IFE chambers, including target physics, target fabrication, injection and tracking, final optics interface and protection, chamber engineering, safety and environment. Chamber concepts are being considered in a sequential fashion; initial studies reported here have concentrated on dry wall options. The goals and approach of the program are described and preliminary results reported.