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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
W. Scherer, H. Gerwin, T. Kindt, W. Patscher
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 97 | Number 1 | September 1987 | Pages 58-63
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE87-A23496
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In the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor high-temperature reactor low-enriched fuel elements have been loaded for several years, replacing about half of the initial highly enriched uranium-thorium fuel. This changeover is accompanied by an elaborate experimental program wherein changes in the neutronics and thermohydraulics behavior of the system are monitored. Within this program reactor transients are induced by means of either circulator speed reduction or control rod movement. The resulting transients in neutron flux and temperatures are recorded and used as a basis for detailed theoretical analysis. Working groups at several institutions have carried out transient calculations using different dynamic codes. The results are presented and differences are discussed. In general, the experimental values were reproduced in a very satisfactory way.