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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Luigi Di Pace, Didier Tarabelli, Dominique You
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 733-737
Safety and Environment | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963701
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This paper summarizes the work done to update the PACTOLE code, developed for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) to predict the level of activated corrosion products in their cooling loops. The aim is to use it in safety analysis for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.
In particular the adaptation has focused on the implementation of copper as a new element in the code by using the findings obtained from “ad hoc” experimental tests. The updated release of the code, named PACTITER, has been extensively used to predict in particular the source term inventory of the ITER divertor primary heat transfer system (PHTS) and the related collective dose to the staff in the supporting activities for the Non-Site Specific Safety Report n.2 (NSSR-2).