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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
I. V. Shikhovtsev et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 59 | Number 1 | January 2011 | Pages 283-285
doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11636
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A radio-frequency ion source has been developed in the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk. Ion source is designed to operate in cw mode with beam modulation. The ion source works with hydrogen at 50kV producing an ion beam current of up to 70mA. The beam is extracted and accelerated by using a four electrode ion-optical system with single aperture. Initial beam diameter is 8 mm. The measured beam divergence is less than 0.5 deg. half angle.This paper describes the experimental results obtained during the ion source testing. Ion source can be applied in many areas including plasma diagnostic, accelerator technique, ion implantation, etc.