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Recent surveys confirm high levels of U.S. nuclear support
Surveys have consistently indicated that public support in the United States for the use of nuclear energy has been increasing in recent years. Four recent surveys continue to suggest that near-record-high numbers of Americans support nuclear energy. However, the survey results differ—sometimes widely—in the details of their findings.
M. Okamoto, T. Yoshida, M. Takizawa, M. Aida, M. Nomura, Y. Fujii
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 689-694
Tritium Properties and Interactions with Material | 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-A25214
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An ECR plasma discharge device has been designed and operated to study plasma driven permeation initiated by a scrape-off plasma. The observed plasma parameters are ne: 1010/cm3 and Te: <5eV in the pressure (Po) range of 0.5 − 5 Pa. Protium and deuterium permeation through a SS 304 foil of 10 µm has been measured as functions of the pressure, bias voltage and the temperature of the sample foil. Even such a low temperature plasma, a typical plasma driven permeation was observed with a very sharp“spike” at the start point of the permeation. An evident mass effect was also observed in the permeation of hydrogen isotopes. At a low pressure, around 2 Pa, the permeation showed to depend on bias voltages applied to the tested sample foil.
