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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
H. Kita, M. Oda, Y. Akutsu, T. Wada, Y. Kazawa, S. Kakiuchi, N. Tada, K. Uo, O. Motojima
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 1693-1697
Magnet Engineering | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40004
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A new superconductor joint, named the “Pipe Pressing Method”, has been developed and the characteristic of the joint was investigated considering its application to Heliotron F and G(1)(2)(3) which are being designed as the next reactor models of Heliotron E (1) at Kyoto University. We have observed that this joint is almost superconducting. The critical current density of the joint at 6 Tesla is 310 A/mm2 which is about one third that of the original superconductor. The voltage drop across the joints is less than 2µV. Utilizing this method, the total cooling power for the superconducting coil system for Heliotron G reactor(2) is estimated to increase at most several percent.