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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
H. Takatsu, M. Shimizu, M. Ohkubo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1041-1046
Plasma Heating and System Dynamics | Proceedings of the Seveth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Reno, Nevada, June 15–19, 1986) | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24871
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The Dynamic behavior of the JT-60 vacuum vessel was examined during its power tests to confirm the validity of the dynamic response analyses of the vacuum vessel. Observed accelerations and displacements showed good linearity with electromagnetic forces and reached maxima of 48 m/s2 in acceleration and 0.46 mm in displacement at full power operation. The observed natural frequency was approximately 50 Hz, showing good agreement with that predicted by the dynamic response analysis. Dynamic response analyses showed that the vibration mode with a natural frequency of 46.3 Hz had a displacement amplitude of around 0.1 mm at the rigid ring under the misfire start-up operation conditions. The difference between the displacement predicted in the dynamic response analyses and that observed at the lateral port could be explained by the lever ratio effect of the lateral port.
