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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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.”
F. Bellina, G. Chitarin, A. Stella
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1211-1216
Ignition Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29508
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Block I1 is the innermost group of Poloidal Field coils of the RFX machine. It is constituted by 6 Ohmic Heating coils and two Field Shaping coils moulded in one piece. These coils are made of copper conductors insulated with fibreglass and Kapton and impregnated with epoxy resin. During acceptance tests, the inter-turn insulation of a Field Shaping coil failed. The paper describes first the design of the coil in relation to its nominal working conditions, then it reports on the test conditions and the experimental results and gives an interpretation of the results.