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DOE issues final RFQ for WIPP clean energy initiative
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has issued a request for qualifications for interested parties and prospective offerors looking to enter into a realty agreement for carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) projects at the department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico.
R. R. Paguio, D. Jaison, K. M. Saito, K. Quan, J. F. Hund, A. Nikroo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 59 | Number 1 | January 2011 | Pages 199-204
Technical Paper | Nineteenth Target Fabrication Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11525
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Possible designs for future direct- and indirect-drive targets required for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) include resorcinol formaldehyde (R/F) foam shells. Depending on the experiment type, the shell dimensional specifications can range from 1.5- to 3.5-mm diameter with a 100- to 200-m wall. This paper will discuss the adjustments and modifications of the process developed for smaller-diameter ([approximately]900-m) OMEGA-scale R/F shells that were used to fabricate these higher-aspect-ratio NIF-scale shells.