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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.
R. L. Miller, R. A. Krakowski, C. G. Bathke, C. Copenhaver, N. M. Schnurr, A, G. Engelhardt, T. J. Seed, R. M. Zubrin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1153-1158
Fusion Reactor Design—II | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24886
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Results of a preliminary conceptual design of a magnetic fusion reactor based on the spherical torus (tokamak), characterized by high first-stability-regime beta values at low aspect ratio and moderate vertical elongation of the plasma, are described. The concept incorporates resistive (demountable) toroidal-field coils, a double-null poloidal-field magnetic divertor, and the potential for oscillating-field current drive to allow steady-state operation. The physics basis, design-point determination, and fusion-power-core engineering are summarized.