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Industry Update—August 2025
Here is a recap of industry happenings from the recent past:
SMR service center targeted for Ontario
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy has announced plans to invest as much as $50 million to establish a Canadian BWRX-300 Engineering and Service Center near Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site. The Ontario government had previously approved the construction of the first of four BWRX-300 small modular reactors at the site. The center will provide engineering and technical services for the long-term operation and maintenance of the future fleet of SMRs in Ontario. It will also serve as a hub for innovation and training, knowledge sharing, supply chain engagement, and workforce development.
Marco Ariola, Gianmaria De Tommasi, Didier Mazon, Didier Moreau, Fabio Piccolo, Alfredo Pironti, Filippo Sartori, Luca Zabeo, JET-EFDA Contributors
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 53 | Number 3 | April 2008 | Pages 789-805
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST08-A1735
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Advance tokamak scenarios are gaining more and more importance in operating tokamaks. These scenarios pose challenging control problems, since they require the simultaneous achievement of ambitious plasma parameters. The inherent coupling among the various variables calls for an integrated approach for the design of the controllers. This paper describes an example of integrated design recently implemented at JET: the control of plasma shape and boundary flux. After a brief description of the control problem, the paper focuses on the solution that has been adopted, presenting the technical details of the control scheme. The experimental results included in the paper are in agreement with the expected simulation results, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solution.