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Godzilla is helping ITER prepare for tokamak assembly
ITER employees stand by Godzilla, the most powerful commercially available industrial robot available. (Photo: ITER)
Many people are familiar with Godzilla as a giant reptilian monster that emerged from the sea off the coast of Japan, the product of radioactive contamination. These days, there is a new Godzilla, but it has a positive—and entirely fact-based—association with nuclear energy. This one has emerged inside the Tokamak Assembly Preparation Building of ITER in southern France.
Ph. Bergeonneau, M. Vanier, M. Favet, J. De Antoni, K. Essig, J. P. Adam
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 1 | September 1990 | Pages 69-74
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23759
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The dynamic behavior of the Superphénix core was tested during commissioning of the plant. From comparison of experimental and calculated results, it was concluded that the time-dependent parameters agree quite well. The comparison is based on DYN system code calculations and on tests performed at zero power (reactivity step leading to a self-stabilization) and at power (steps on reactivity, primary flow, and secondary flow). These tests checked the behavior of the nuclear steam supply system.