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This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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WIPP improves utility shaft safety, begins infrastructure project
Harrison Western Shaft Sinkers (HWSS), the company drilling a new utility shaft at the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, has retained a safety culture expert following a near-miss accident in the shaft late last year. The safety expert will conduct monthly facilitated discussions with crews working on the shaft to reinforce expectations for identifying concerns regarding unsafe circumstances, according to a recent report by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
S. Zheng, R. Pampin, S. Lilley, B. C. Na, M. J. Loughlin, N. P. Taylor, V. Barabash
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 61 | Number 2 | February 2012 | Pages 167-171
Technical Paper | First Joint ITER-IAEA Technical Meeting on Analysis of ITER Materials and Technologies | doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13384
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The scope, methodology, and preliminary results are presented of a series of neutron transport and activation analyses aimed at updating the ITER radioactive inventory assessment and assisting the waste management planning. Calculations are performed using state-of-the-art three-dimensional models, codes, and data libraries and thereby overcoming earlier conservative one-dimensional evaluations. The latest information on component design, maintenance, materials, and French regulatory framework is used. Results include categorization snapshots at different decay times, time histories of activation, IRAS index and other radiological quantities throughout the machine, and guidelines on interim decay times for different components. The aim is to provide information for the design and development of ITER systems, maintenance operations, and waste management processes and services.