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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.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 707-712
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-A25217
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The safety concerns resulting from tritium implantation into vanadium and vanadium alloys have been studied. Tests were conducted to measure the physical constants that determine permeation and inventory in these materials. Surface recombination coefficients, enhancement factors due to plasma sputtering, and the diffusion constants were measured. To determine the implications of these results, application was made to the TITAN-I fusion reactor design. For this design, the tritium permeation rate and inventory buildup in the first wall was calculated for a range of surface conditions on the coolant side.