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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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.
W. K. Terry, Jeffrey N. Brooks, Charles D. Boley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 7 | Number 2 | March 1985 | Pages 158-170
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24531
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Several important issues related to impurity control in tokamak reactors were studied with a version of the plasma transport code WHIST. These issues are burn control feasibility by impurity injection and enhanced ripple transport, the effect on the plasma of limiter sputtered impurities, and the effect of operating with a self-pumped helium removal system. It was found that the plasma operating point and the mix between radiated power and power transported to the limiter can be controlled by varying the amount of impurities injected, the ripple transport, and the pumping fraction. It was also found that a self-pumped impurity control scheme that removes helium but not hydrogen results in acceptable plasma profiles. Finally, the effects of sputtered impurities depend greatly on whether or not neoclassical impurity transport is assumed, with the nonneoclassical case giving more favorable results.