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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.”
Y. K. Oh, D. L. Kim, Y. S. Kim, H.-C. Ri, C. J. Do, K. W. Cho, J. G. Yang, S. J. Yoo, C. H. Choi, K.-I. You, C. S. Ryoo, K. H. Hong, K. H. Kim, G. S. Lee, S. M. Hwang, K. H. Chung
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1999 | Pages 379-383
Poster Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963889
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
To conduct plasma research with a steady-state high magnetic field, a magnetic mirror system with a pair of superconducting magnets (SCMs), named Superconducting Magnet Plasma Research Facility (SPRF), is under development. Major components of the system are a pair of NbTi solenoid SCMs, two cryostats, a plasma chamber, and a dc power supply. Each SCMs is separated by 1-m distance and operated at 800 A. The magnetic flux density on the axis of the SPRF is 0.23 T at the mid point and 3.1 T at the magnet center, which gives the mirror ratio of 13.4.
In this paper, we describe the design consideration of SPRF, including the development activities of the magnets and the cryostats. Also, the test results of the magnets and the cryostats are described.