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DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors
The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors.
According to the DOE, this significant change, which goes into effect today, “is based on the experience of DOE and other federal agencies, current technologies, regulatory requirements, and accepted industry practice.”
Andrew V. Ilin, Franklin R. Chang Díaz, Jared P. Squire, Mark D. Carter
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1999 | Pages 330-334
Poster Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963878
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The self-consistent mathematical model in a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR)1 is examined. Of particular importance is the effect of a magnetic nozzle in enhancing the axial momentum of the exhaust Also, different geometries and rocket asymmetries are considered. The magnetic configuration is modeled with an adaptable mesh, which increases accuracy without compromising the speed of the simulation. The single particle trajectories are integrated with an adaptive time-scheme, which can quickly solve extensive Monte-Carlo simulations for systems of hundred thousands of particles in a reasonable time (1–2 hours) and without the need for a powerful supercomputer.