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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.
T. Yamanishi, H. Yoshida, S. Hirata, T. Naito, Y. Naruse, R. H. Sherman, J. R. Bartlit, K. M. Gruetzmacher, J. L. Anderson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 489-494
Tritium Processing | Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25180
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Cryogenic distillation experiments were performed at TSTA with H-D-T system by using a single column and a two-column cascade. In the single column experiment, fundamental engineering data such as the liquid holdup and the HETP were measured under a variety of operational conditions. The liquid holdup in the packed section was about 10∼15% of its superficial volume. The HETP values were from 4 to 6 cm, and increased slightly with the vapor velocity. The reflux ratio had no effect on the HETP under the condition that the vapor velocity was almost constant. For the two-column experiment, dynamic behavior of the cascade was observed.