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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
Boro Malinovic, Mujid S. Kazimi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1205-1210
Environment and Safety | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24894
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The response of liquid metal self-cooled fusion reactors to a loss of flow accident (LOFA) has been investigated. Coolant temperature rise through the blanket was determined for conditions where decay heat is removed solely by natural convection. It was found that lithium-lead (Li17-Pb83) coolant provides sufficient natural convection to remove decay heat in both tokamak and TMR designs with a reasonable temperature rise. With pure lithium coolant, however, decay heat removal by natural convection proves difficult without excessive temperature rise. A transient analysis reveals that there should be ample time to respond to a LOFA if the plasma is shut down promptly.