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NEA irradiation system ready to deploy at MITR
A new irradiation experimental system is ready for deployment. The rig, which is the focus of In-Core Real-Time Mechanical Testing of Structural Materials (INCREASE-I), an OECD Nuclear Energy Agency project, will be used to conduct stress-relaxation tests of stainless steel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor (MITR), according to the OECD NEA.
Akio Sagara, Nobuyoshi Ohyabu, Osamu Motojima
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 532-535
Plasma Particle and Heat Control Studies | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11962957
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A new method of high efficient discharge cleaning using Local Island Divertor(LID) in the Large Helical Device(LHD) project is proposed as one of optional merits of LID. This method drastically shortens the discharge cleaning time required in wall conditioning to remove main impurities such as oxygen on the surface of plasma facing components. The first estimation concludes very fast conditioning in less than one hour even in a large machine like LHD, which usually needs more than a few weeks with conventional discharge cleaning methods. Demonstration in actual plasma devices is proposed.