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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.
Y.T. Lee, M.A. Hoffman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1693-1698
Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29966
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The HYLIFE-II fusion power plant employs the molten salt, Flibe, for the liquid jets which form the self-healing “first wall” of the reactor. The molten salt, sodium fluoroborate then transports the heat from the IHX's to the steam generators. The design and optimization of the IHX's and the steam generators for use with molten salts has been done as part of the HYLIFE-II conceptual design study. The results of this study are described, and reference designs of these large heat exchangers are selected to minimize the cost of electricity while satisfying other important constraints.