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From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the early 2030s. And the plans don’t end there. CFS wants to deploy “thousands” of fusion power plants capable of accelerating a global energy transition.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST|2
Session Chair:
Kyle Gamble (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Michael Cooper (LANL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Vincent Novellino (NC State Univ.)
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BISON Capability, Validation and Demonstration for LOCA Analysis
Richard L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), Jason Hales (Idaho National Laboratory), Steve Novascone (Idaho National Laboratory), Kyle A. Gamble (Idaho National Laboratory), Russell Gardner (Kairos Power), Giovanni Pastore (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
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BISON Capability, Validation, and Demonstration for Reactivity-Initiated Accidents
J. Rashid (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), R. L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), G. Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory)
Modeling Transient Fission Gas Behavior with BISON
L. Luzzi (Politecnico di Milano), D. Pizzocri (Politecnico di Milano), T. Barani (Politecnico di Milano), R.L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), C.P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Giovanni Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory)
BISON analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel clad concepts during normal operation and LOCA conditions
Brian D. Wirth (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Ryan T. Sweet (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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