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Thea Energy releases preconceptual plans for Helios fusion power plant
Fusion technology company Thea Energy announced this week that it has completed the preconceptual design of its fusion power plant, called Helios. According to the company, Helios is “the first stellarator fusion power plant architecture that is realistic to build and operate with hardware that is available today, and that is tolerant to the rigors of manufacturing, construction, long-term operation, and maintenance of a commercial device.”
Lance J. Agee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 83 | Number 3 | December 1988 | Pages 241-251
Overview | Fifth International Retran Meeting / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A34139
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The major RETRAN-related activities that have occurred over the past 2 yr are reviewed. These activities fall into two broad areas: the use of RETRAN-02 by the nuclear industry and the development, verification, and validation of RETRAN-03. Both of these subjects are discussed and the new and different applications of RETRAN briefly indicated.