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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Andrei I. Nikitenko, Sergey M. Tolokonnikov, Robert Cook
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 385-390
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30790
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The design and operation of a new “Ballistic Furnace” facility at the Lebedev Physical Institute for producing large plastic shells from solid polystyrene granules is presented, along with the results of the first experimental trials. Good quality shells with diameters up to 1.7 mm have been produced, though surface debris is a serious problem. AFM surface characterization of these shells is presented. The formation of several shells from a single initial granule has been experimentally observed. Based on our initial experimental results, the problems, possible routes to their solution, and other upgrade possibilities for the Ballistic Furnace that will result in improved shell quality will be discussed.
