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Industry Update—August 2025
Here is a recap of industry happenings from the recent past:
SMR service center targeted for Ontario
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy has announced plans to invest as much as $50 million to establish a Canadian BWRX-300 Engineering and Service Center near Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site. The Ontario government had previously approved the construction of the first of four BWRX-300 small modular reactors at the site. The center will provide engineering and technical services for the long-term operation and maintenance of the future fleet of SMRs in Ontario. It will also serve as a hub for innovation and training, knowledge sharing, supply chain engagement, and workforce development.
M. Yoshikawa, Y. Miyata, M. Mizuguchi, N. Imai, H. Hojo, M. Ichimura, T. Kariya, I. Katanuma, Y. Nakashima, R. Minami, H. Shidara, Y. Yamaguchi, Y. Shima, Y. Ohno, F. Yaguchi, T. Imai
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 57 | Number 4 | May 2010 | Pages 312-319
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST10-A9492
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In the tandem mirror GAMMA 10, plasma confinement is achieved not only by the magnetic mirror configuration but also by the high potentials at both end regions. Before applying plug-electron cyclotron resonance heating (P-ECH), drift-type fluctuations were observed in the potential and density measurements. The suppression potential and density of these fluctuations were clearly determined by using a gold neutral beam probe (GNBP) system during the potential formation by the application of P-ECH. We studied the relationship between the suppression levels of the potential fluctuations and the effects of potential produced by changing the applied electron cyclotron heating power. Moreover, the particle-flux-related values obtained by examining the phase difference between the potential and density fluctuations were measured by using the GNBP. We clearly show that radial anomalous transport induces radial particle transport, which decreases the stored energy of the plasma.