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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Y. Oka, S. Koshizuka, S. Kondo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 16 | Number 2 | September 1989 | Pages 263-267
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A29160
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A 1000-MW(electric) fusion power reactor concept based on electrochemically induced D-Dn, D-Dp, and deuterium-tritium reactions is presented. A D- He reaction is not possible because He is not absorbed in the electrode. The concept of a tube-type fuel cell is presented. The inner surface of the tube is laminated with palladium. The cell provides a large cathode surface and efficient heat transport to the water coolant. The fuel assemblies and bundles of fuel tubes are installed in the pressure vessel. The reactor system is very similar to a pressurized water reactor, though the reactor internals are much simplified due to the elimination of fission fuel pellets and control rods. The spatial power distribution of the reactor core is very flat compared with that of fission reactors.