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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
ICRS 14/RPSD 2022 speaker
Specialty: Reactor Physics, Dynamics, Critical Experiments
PhD: Tokyo Institute of Technology Received PhD in research on subcritical reactors and CANDL reactors
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: 1F accident response at the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency One day after the accident, I entered the site and carried out monitoring and accident response. After that, the Prime Minister's official residence continued to respond.
Nuclear Regulation Authority
Responsible for reviewing nuclear reactors based on new regulatory standards.
Responsible for the first licensing examination after the accident. 5 or more units were audited. After that, he was in charge of analysis of Fukushima-daiichi Nuclear power station.
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