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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.”
Andreas Dinklage, Rainer Fischer, Jakob Svensson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 46 | Number 2 | September 2004 | Pages 355-364
Technical Papers | Stellarators | doi.org/10.13182/FST04-A575
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Steady-state fusion devices, such as Wendelstein 7-X, require new approaches for data analysis. These efforts are motivated by both the physics and the technical requirements of steady-state operation. Diagnostic data and physics information, such as modeling results, are linked to arrive at an integrated data analysis. For this purpose, methods of Bayesian probability theory are employed. The analysis of Thomson scattering data is discussed. Capabilities for assessing diagnostic setups are outlined. Extension to more complex analyses are presented. Technical issues resulting from desired on-line capabilities are discussed.