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Restart progress and a new task force in Iowa
This week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order to form the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force, the purpose of which will be to “advise her, the General Assembly, and relevant state agencies on the development and advancement of nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure in the state.”
S. D. Fedorovich, V. P. Budaev, Y. V. Martynenko, D. I. Kavyrshin, M. V. Lukashevsky, Y. I. Rukina, M. V. Budaeva, Quang Vinh Tran, K. A. Rogosin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 81 | Number 8 | November 2025 | Pages 894-900
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2025.2479240
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Irradiation of titanium with stationary helium plasma with edge fusion relevant plasma parameters was carried out in the PLM-M fusion device. A highly specific area and porous nanostructured surface with a nanostructure size from ~20 to ~200 nm was obtained. Such structures are obtained by processing refractory metals irradiated with plasma to produce structures such as fuzz and cauliflower. After plasma irradiation, titanium samples were processed in a nitrogen gas to obtain titanium nitride on the surface. The resulting surface has a high specific capacity and a low impedance of the double electric layer when testing samples in an electrolyte. Such material characteristics are promising for medical use in the manufacture of pacemaker electrodes.