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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.
R. A. Krakowski, C. G. Bathke, K. A. Werley, T. K. Mau, G. L. Varsamis‡, C. Wong, K. R. Schultz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1272-1277
Result of Large Experiment and Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29516
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Estimates of the ARIES-I current and fusion-power rampup have been made using a profile-averaging, plasma/circuit simulation model. For the case of a combined inductive and rf-assisted startup, a minimization of non-inductive startup power needed to supply both resistive and inductive magnetic-flux requirements generally favors a low-density current rampup, which is then followed by a DT fueling schedule that brings the plasma to full fusion power.