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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.
A. Busigin, S.K. Sood, O.K. Kveton
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 915-920
Material; Storage and Processing | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29867
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A dynamic simulation has been developed for the ITER fuel cycle including vacuum pumping, fuel processing, fueling, pellet injection, tritium breeding blanket detritiation, fuel purification and isotope separation. The dynamic simulation model is used for calculating the unsteady-state flow of materials through the various fuel processing systems. Since many of the systems have substantial hold-up times, and the ITER reactor burn and dwell cycle is periodic, a steady state model cannot provide a complete picture of system behavior. The dynamic model allows assessment of flowrates and minimum and maximum inventories under a wide range of dynamic conditions. This information is necessary for proper specification of system design requirements.