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Constellation considers advanced nuclear in Maryland
Constellation is considering adding 2,000 MW of nuclear energy at Calvert Cliffs, located on Chesapeake Bay near Lusby, Md., which would effectively double the site’s output, according to the company’s near- and long-term project proposals submitted to the Marland Public Service Commission this week.
Basil F. Picologlou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 276-282
Blanket and First-Wall 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-A40057
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It is shown that magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects present not only an efficiency but also a feasibility issue for self-cooled liquid-metal blankets of magnetically confined fusion reactors, especially tokamaks. For this reason, MHD considerations are the main driver in the development of the design of such blankets. This paper, intended for the designer, presents in a unified way these considerations, as well as effective strategies to deal with adverse MHD effects.
