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A day in the life of the nuclear community
The November issue of Nuclear News is focused on the individuals who make up our nuclear community.
We invited a small group of those individuals to tell us about their day-to-day work in some of the many occupations and applications of nuclear science and technology, and they responded generously. They were ready to tell us about the part they play, together with colleagues and team members, in supplying clean energy, advancing technology, protecting safety and health, and exploring fundamental science.
In these pages, we see a community that can celebrate both those workdays that record progress moving at a steady pace and the exceptional days when a goal is reached, a briefing is delivered, a contract goes through, a discovery is made, or an unforeseen challenge is overcome.
The Nuclear News staff hopes that you enjoy meeting these members of our community—or maybe get reacquainted with friends—through their words and photos.
Jae-Uk Lee, Min Ho Chang, Sei-Hun Yun, Jin-Kuk Ha, Euy Soo Lee, In-Beum Lee
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 71 | Number 3 | April 2017 | Pages 296-304
Technical Paper | dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1291027
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A Tokamak has startup and shutdown periods during which demand specifications differ from those during steady fueling operation. These periods can affect the required number of getter beds of the Storage and Delivery System. In this study, we developed a mathematical model based on the State Task Network, and an algorithm that considers daily operation which includes the period from startup to shutdown to find the optimal number of getter beds. This algorithm can estimate the optimal initial inventory of tritium or deuterium in a getter bed to compensate for fuel consumption until shutdown. The inductive operation mode of the Tokamak is analyzed to illustrate the applicability of the model and algorithm.
