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World Bank, IAEA partner to fund nuclear energy
The World Bank and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement last week to cooperate on the construction and financing of advanced nuclear projects in developing countries, marking the first partnership since the bank ended its ban on funding for nuclear energy projects.
R.F. Mattas, R. Bastasz, J. N. Brooks, A. Hassanein, S. Luckhardt, K. McCarthy, P. Mioduszewski, E. Mogahed, R. Moir, N. Morely, R. Nygren, C. Reed, D. Ruzic, I. Sviatoslavsky, D. Sze, M. Tillack, P.M. Wade, K. Wilson, R. Wooley, C. Wong
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 345-350
Advanced Materials and Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963638
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The purpose of the ALPS program is to identify and evaluate advanced limiter/divertor systems that will enhance the attractiveness of fusion power. The highest priority goals at present are achieving high power density, up to 50 MW/m2, and showing compatibility of plasma-facing surfaces with plasma operation. Personnel representing a wide range of disciplines from a number of institutions are engaged in the program, where an evaluation phase of the program is planned for three years. Successful identification of promising concepts in the evaluation phase should lead to an R&D phase that includes proof-of-principle experiments.