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Illinois lifts moratorium on new large nuclear reactors
New power reactors of any size can be now be sited in the state of Illinois, thanks to legislation signed by Gov. J. B. Pritzker on January 8. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA)—which Pritzker says is designed to lower energy costs for consumers, drive the development of new energy resources in the state, and strengthen the grid—lifts the moratorium on new, large nuclear reactors that Illinois enacted in the late 1980s.
A. Donato, L.F. Moreschi, M.L. Apicella, A. Mignone, S. Casadio, C.A. Nannetti, E. Scafé
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1994 | Pages 481-485
Fusion Material and Plasma-Facing Component | Proceedings of the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-23, 1994 | doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A40202
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In this paper some results of a study on the compatibility of SiC/SiC fiber ceramic composite with Li2O in fusion-relevant conditions are presented. The compatibility experiments were carried out at 800°C in flowing helium (0.1 L/min) containing 0.1% hydrogen. In these conditions, specimens of composite were kept in contact with Li2O under a static pressure of 20000 Pa for 2232 h in a chamber made of Inconel 600. Both as-received and exposed SiC/SiC specimens have been characterized. The results obtained demonstrate that SiC/SiC ceramic composite is chemically corroded only on the surface in these conditions and that its main physicochemical characteristics are not appreciably affected.
