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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
M. Nakahira, S. Kakudate, K. Oka, N. Takeda, K. Akou, K. Taguchi, Y. Takiguchi, E. Tada, K. Shibanuma, T. Burgess, R. Haange, E. Martin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 1160-1164
Remote Maintenance Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963770
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According to the ITER R&D program, a full-scale vehicle manipulator for handling a 4-ton blanket module was fabricated and tested. The measured manipulator performance satisfy the blanket handling capability. In addition, a full-scale double-seal door was fabricated and assembled to the transfer cask to verify the docking and open/close operations for divertor maintenance. This paper presents design outline and performance test results of these fabricated full-scale remote handling equipment.