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Vogtle-3 shuts down for valve issue
One of the new Vogtle units in Georgia was shut down unexpectedly on Monday last week for a valve issue that has since been investigated and repaired. According to multiple local news outlets, Georgia Power reported on July 17 that Unit 3 was back in service.
Southern Company spokesperson Jacob Hawkins confirmed that Vogtle-3 went off line at 9:25 p.m. local time on July 8 “due to lowering water levels in the steam generators caused by a valve issue on one of the three main feedwater pumps.”
Jonathan B. Lister, Ferdinand Hofmann, Jean-Marc Moret, Felix Bühlmann, Michael J. Dutch, Damien Fasel, Alain Favre, Pierre-Francois Isoz, Blaise Marletaz, Philippe Marmillod, Yves Martin, Albert Perez, David J. Ward
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 32 | Number 3 | November 1997 | Pages 321-373
Technical Paper | Plasma Control Issues for Tokamaks | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A1
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The general control of tokamak plasmas has evolved considerably over the past few years with an increase in the plasma pulse length, an increase in the control of additional heating and fueling, and an increase in the degree to which the shape of the plasma can be varied. The Tokamak Configuration Variable (TCV) is specifically designed to explore the operational benefits of plasma shaping over a wide variety of plasma shapes. Consequently, considerable attention has been given to the control of the poloidal field coil currents that impose the desired shape. All aspects of the control of TCV plasmas, from the diagnostic measurements to the power supplies, via particular control algorithms and overall supervision are discussed.