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OECD NEA meeting focuses on irradiation experiments
Members of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES-II) joint undertaking gathered from September 29 to October 3 in Ketchum, Idaho, for the technical advisory group and governing board meetings hosted by Idaho National Laboratory. The FIDES-II Framework aims to ensure and foster competences in experimental nuclear fuel and structural materials in-reactor experiments through a diverse set of Joint Experimental Programs (JEEPs).
H. Yamada, A. Komori, S. Morimoto, O. Motojima, A. Sagara, M. Sato, M. Murakami, T. C. Jernigan, T. S. Bigelow, R. J Colchin, A.C. England, C. C. Klepper, J.F. Lyon, J. E. Simpkins, J. B Wilgen
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 227-230
Helical Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11947075
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A 4667-second long discharge has been obtained in the ATF torsatron. The total amount of the energy input was 330MJ. The set-up procedures, the control of plasma parameters, and the effect on the wall conditioning for the long pulse discharge are reported in this paper. Fast density feedback control is not useful for a long-pulse operation; control of the neutral pressure on a slower time scale is necessary. Long-pulse discharges are quite effective for wall conditioning. Valuable experiences have been accumulated in the future experiments planned for LHD.
