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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.
M. Tillack (UCLA), M. Abdou (UCLA), D. Berwald (TRW), J. Davis (MDAC), G. Deis (EG&G), P. Gierszewski (UCLA/CFFTP), G. Hollenberg (HEDL), K. Kleefeldt (UCLA/KfK), Y. Liu (ANL), D. Morgan (MDAC), S. Piet (EG&G), Y. Seki (UCLA/JAERI), W. Steele (TRW), J. Straalsund (HEDL)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 1091-1099
Nuclear Technology Development Issue and Need (Finesse) | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39917
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Fusion nuclear technology testing issues are reviewed, covering the technical disciplines of materials science, structural mechanics, MHD, thermal hydraulics, tritium recovery, and others. These issues represent the largest uncertainties whose resolution will require new knowledge through experiments, models, and theory in order to demonstrate the feasibility and attractiveness of the entire fusion nuclear system. Needed tests range in complexity, including basic materials property data, exploration of individual and interactive phenomena, and fully integrated tests. By addressing the complete array of testing issues, this work helps to define needed engineering research which should prove useful in future fusion program planning.