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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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.
Yasushi Seki, Isao Aoki, Naoki Yamano, Takashi Tabara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1624-1630
Fusion Power Plants and Economics | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963183
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
As a future power producing system, a fusion reactor needs to be superior in environmental safety and economics aspects. Hence the environmental and economic impact of radioactive waste (radwaste) from fusion power reactor should be evaluated. The activation level, decay heat, volume of radwaste generated during operation and at decommissioning, are evaluated for fusion power reactors having five types of structural materials. The structural materials selected are a low activation ferritic steel F82H, austenitic steel SS 316, TiA1 intermetallic compound, SiC/SiC composite with impurities and one without impurities. Possible radwaste disposal scenario of fusion radwaste in Japan is considered. It is found that radwaste from fusion reactors using F82H and SiC/SiC composites without impurities could be disposed by the shallow land disposal presently applied to low level waste in Japan. The remaining fusion radwaste which do not qualify as the low level waste could be disposed by geological disposal at the depth greater than 50 m from the surface.