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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.”
A.P. Colleraine, J.L. Luxon, the DIII-D Group
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1247-1256
Result of Large Experiment and Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29513
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The DIII-D Tokamak has become one of the major sources of physics and technology data for the design of future large machines such as ITER and CIT. In large part, this is because of its extremely flexible design and the ability to run tests or add new diagnostic devices with a minimum of down-time and expense. Fundamental plasma physics studies are still the major focus of our experimental program but, increasingly, we are looking at new ways to answer the complex fusion technology questions emerging from the design studies for the next-generation devices. Recent results have demonstrated world record beta plasmas, long quiescent H-mode operation, partial noninductive current drive using both neutral beam and rf power injection, single- and double-null divertor operation, and divertor particle- and heat-load management. The recently installed Advanced Divertor hardware will allow critical transport experiments to be run with independent control of the density. It will also permit the concept of dc helicity injection current drive to be tested. This paper summarizes our most important recent findings and also outlines a few of the many interesting problems that are now under study to address fusion technology questions.