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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.”
James D. Gordon, James K. Garner, Wesley G. Steele, William D. Bjorndahl
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 163-172
Technical Paper | Blanket Comparison and Selection Study | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24680
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Molten nitrate and nitrate/nitrite salt-cooled blankets have the unique property of low-pressure operation when compared to other potential blanket coolants, Tokamak and mirror blanket designs have been developed with draw salt coolant, a lithium aluminate breeder, and a beryllium multiplier in an HT-9 ferritic steel structure. These blankets have outstanding economic performance and good engineering feasibility. The most evident problem is the high activation of this coolant, which affects system safety. There are also several critical data needs that must be resolved by experiment. This class of coolants merits further consideration for commercial fusion reactors.