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Knoxville’s nuclear workshop opens with a full house and a long to-do list
The East Tennessee Economic Council’s Nuclear Opportunities Workshop opened yesterday morning at the Knoxville Convention Center, drawing registrants from around the country, and will close later today following a packed lineup of policy and industry leaders.
G. L. Kulcinski, J. P. Blanchard, G. A. Emmert, L. A. El-Guebaly, H. Khater, C. W. Maynard, E. A. Mogahed, J. E Santarius, M. E. Sawan, I. N. Sviatoslavsky, L. J. Wittenberg
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1779-1783
Alternate Concept and Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29978
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A comparison of the key features of the D-3He Apollo and the DT Aries fusion power reactor designs is made. The reduction in neutron production from the D-3He reaction has a major effect on the performance of Tokamak reactors. One of the biggest impacts is the low radiation damage rate in D-3He systems which allows a permanent first wall to be utilized.. The reduction in radioactivity in D-3He reactors has a particularly advantageous effect on the storage of wastes as well as on the safety to the public in the event of the worst conceivable accident. The more difficult D-3He physics requirements are offset by the technological advantages of using this fuel in place of the DT cycle.