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China launches fusion-focused company
China has established a state-owned fusion energy company, China Fusion Energy Co. (CFEC), as a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of fusion energy. According to a report by People’s Daily Online, the new company has a registered capital of 15 billion yuan (about $2.1 billion).
Kyle J. Cluff, Lynne A. Goodwin, Christopher E. Hamilton, Matthew N. Lee, John A. Oertel
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 73 | Number 2 | March 2018 | Pages 183-186
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1387453
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Differences in molecular mobility between polystyrene foam and Brij-78 wax results in vast differences in the 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) linewidth. This allows for the convenient determination of wax content in the polystyrene foam components of inertial confinement fusion targets via solid-state NMR. Contamination levels as low as 0.1% are easily recognized and quantified, and the detection limit is calculated to be 0.02% even when only 32 transients are recorded.