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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.”
Karl Boline
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 463-467
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30802
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Keeping cryogenic targets cold until immediately before a laser shot is essential for OMEGA (University of Rochester) cryogenic experiments. This is accomplished by use of a rapidly removed cryogenic shroud. To remove this shroud, a cryogenic heat transfer joint is required that can conduct significant amounts of heat and be easily engaged and disengaged while producing minimal vibration. A prototype of a Cryogenic Parting Joint that can perform this function was designed, built, and tested. Tests were performed using this device at liquid nitrogen (LN2) and liquid helium (LHe) temperatures. The test results showed that, under both sets of conditions, the design concept is suitable for use in the final system design. This paper describes the test apparatus and presents the test results.