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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
S. Z. Rouhani, J. L. Jones, B. J. Merrill
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 465-470
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22907
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A case of total power loss and pump stoppage in the STARFIRE fusion reactor has been analyzed with the ATHENA computer code. The computed results indicate total flow stagnation in 200 s, complete evaporation of water in the secondary side of steam generators in 40 s, continued high pressure in the system, and gradual heatup of all neutron multipliers to their melting point in 70 min.
