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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.
Richard J. Thome, Plasma Fusion Center, MIT, NW17-205, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617)253-8155, J. Bart Czirr, Joel H. Schultz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1216-1222
Environment and Safety | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24896
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A survey was conducted among the major centers of large magnet development and operation in the USA to obtain information on magnet system failure and accident events. This paper summarizes the results in four tables which indicate the criticality, “why,” “where,” and “how” of the reported events. A brief summary of each of the 31 events covered in the survey is also included.