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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
Peter H. Titus
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 675-679
Magnetics and Superconductors (Poster Session) | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963692
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The magnet system of the full sized ITER (Final Design Report (FDR) version), has progressed to the point where basic sizing has been accomplished and local details are being addressed. The ITER US Home Team has worked on global structural models of the magnet system as well as local models of components that are strongly coupled with the global behavior. Areas of interest include the crown – monorail -slot interaction, proposed outerintercoil structure (OIS) cover plates, and case wall thickness studies. The root of the crown slot is highly stressed. Specialized fabrication techniques will be needed to eliminate flaws from this area to meet fatigue criteria. The fluted geometry of the outer cylinder was not found to contribute to the Out-of-Plane (OOP) support of the The inner leg. TF case thickness was studied and it was concluded that the sidewalls of the case may be thinned up to 7cm in selected regions between the OIS. A cover added to the outside of the middle OIS was found to improve the shear loads at the flange pins. The use of 20 vs. 10 support structures for PF 1 and 9, is recommended.