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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.
J. Wei, L. Bromberg, R. C. Myer, D. R. Cohn
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 1071-1075
Plasma Heating and Current Drive — II | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39834
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Neutral beam injection into CIT is discussed. Monte Carlo methods are used to evaluate available windows of operating density and beam energies. The beam deposition profile is determined for a wide range of parameters. The effects of the excitation enhanced ionization cross section have been studied, both with and without impurities. Enhanced ionization processes and impurities are found to prevent the penetration of 300 keV deuterium beams. Requirements for low energy beam injection are determined. In order to utilize the TFTR power supplies (300 kV maximum), it is necessary to inject hydrogen beams.