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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.
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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.
