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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.
A.A. Ivanov, G.F. Abdrashitov, V.S. Belkin, A.I. Gorbovsky, V.I. Davydenko, P.P. Deichuli, A.N. Dranichnikov, V.A. Kapitonov, V.Ya. Kremyansky, V.V. Mishagin, A.A. Podminogin, V.Ya. Savkin, I.V. Shikhovtsev, N.V. Stupishin, A.V. Sitnikov, A.S. Medvedko, Yu.A. Evtushenko, V.V. Kolmogorov, I.I. Averbuch, R. Uhlemann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1999 | Pages 180-184
Oral Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963847
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Low-divergent, quasi-stationary neutral beams are often applied in modern magnetic fusion devices as a diagnostic tool providing unique information about plasma parameters. The most important requirements to these beams are sufficiently large current and energy of the particles, so that the beam could penetrate to plasma core. At the same time, duration of the beams should be long enough, close to that of a plasma shot, amounting to, at least, a few seconds for large machines. We developed neutral beam injector which is capable to meet above mentioned requirements. Plasma emitter in the injector is provided alternatively radio frequency or arc discharge in hydrogen (deuterium).