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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.
Takuya Nagasaka, Takeo Muroga, Motoaki Imamura, Shigeki Tomiyama, Masafumi Sakata
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 659-663
Fusion Materials | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963314
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High-purity V-4Cr-4Ti low activation alloy products, such as plates and wires, were fabricated from the NIFS-HEAT-1 ingot with improvements of the conventional manufacturing processes. During fabrication, significant and small increase in hydrogen and oxygen level were observed, respectively. However, these contaminants were released by a heat treatment at 673 K or higher in a vacuum. For the purpose of obtaining an appropriate thermomechanical treatment condition, recrystallization behavior of plate products, which were 6.6, 4.0, 1.9 mm thick, was investigated after cold rolling. It was revealed that annealing at 1273 K for one to two hours provides recrystallized grains of 20-30 μm. Only in the case of 1.9 mm-thick plates which experienced large degree of cross rolling, a layer of finer grain was observed in the vicinity of the surface. The NIFS-HEAT-1 products are going through Round-robin tests by Japanese universities.