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A wave of new U.S.-U.K. deals ahead of Trump’s state visit
President Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom this week for a state visit that promises to include the usual pomp and ceremony alongside the signing of a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration.
Max Chazalon, Ettore Salpietro, Federico Casci, Flaviano Farfaletti-Casali, Clive Holloway, Giabattista Malavasi, Neil Mitchell, Eckhard Theisen, A. Suppan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 1 | July 1988 | Pages 156-164
Technical Paper | Net Overview | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25155
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The Next European Torus machine is designed to be fully remotely maintainable. The assembly of the basic machine and the maintenance of in-vessel components are described. Various issues still under consideration are also discussed, including the development of methods to contain radioactive particles and to prevent the spread of contamination from within the plasma chamber.
