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The Meta-Vistra deal: A closer look
With last Friday's announcement regarding its vision for nuclear energy, Meta has entered into 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for more than 2,600 MW of electricity from a combination of three Vistra-owned nuclear plants to support the tech behemoth's planned operations in the PJM region.
J. Rapp, A. Lumsdaine, A. Aaron, T. M. Biewer, T. S. Bigelow, T. Boyd, J. B. O. Caughman, D. Curry, R. C. Duckworth, R. H. Goulding, A. Hussain, M. Kaufman, C. H. Lau
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 8 | November 2023 | Pages 1113-1123
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2168443
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) has completed its design phase. MPEX will be a unique facility to investigate plasma material interactions (PMIs) under fusion prototypic divertor conditions in steady state. This includes plasma exposure conditions expected in a fusion reactor divertor. Materials to be investigated will include solids, liquids, and neutron pre-irradiated materials. Electron and ion heating will allow for a large operational domain ranging from erosion-dominated PMI conditions to deposition-dominated PMI conditions. An overview of the final design for all MPEX systems is given. In particular, it is shown how mission-driven project requirements have led to detailed design choices with innovative solutions. Examples are the water-cooled helicon window, the electron cyclotron heating launcher, the target holder and manipulator, and the autonomous decouplers.