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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
A. Kasugai, R. Minami, K. Takahashi, N. Kobayashi, T. Kariya, Y. Mitsunaka, K. Sakamoto (21R05)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | February 2007 | Pages 213-216
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1353
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The 170 GHz gyrotron for ITER demonstrated the stable and steady state 1000s operation with the output power of 0.6 MW and the efficiency of 45% by depressed collector. The remarkable progress was obtained with optimization of a built-in launcher and mirrors for significant reduction of the stray radiation to ~2% of the output power, improvement of electron beam quality for high oscillation efficiency and control of constant beam current for stable oscillation. The result indicates a promising prospect for development of a 1 MW-CW-50%, 170 GHz ITER gyrotron.