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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
T. J. McManamy, R. D. Benson, R. L. Brown, G. H. Henkel, E. A. Lazarus, D. E. Williamson, C. T. Wilson, Jr.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 1064-1068
Magnet Engineering, Design and Experiments — II | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39833
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A prototype ohmic heating coil for the proposed Spherical Torus Experiment (STX) has been designed, fabricated, and successfully tested to 16 T, well above its design operating field and stress levels. The conductor material was Glidcop Al-15 with a copper tube for water cooling soldered into a groove. The magnet winding inner and outer radii were 7.5 cm and 14.2 cm, respectively, and the axial length was 48 cm. The magnet heated to approximately 90°C during a pulse and was cooled within 2 min. All design and performance goals were met or exceeded.