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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
G. Raupp, O. Gruber, A. Kallenbach, V. Mertens, G. Neu, B. Streibl, W. Treutterer, Th. Zehetbauer, D. Zasche, the ASDEX Upgrade Team
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 32 | Number 3 | November 1997 | Pages 444-458
Technical Paper | Plasma Control Issues for Tokamaks | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A7
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The Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment (ASDEX) Upgrade's digital systems for plant operation and real-time discharge control are described. Experience gained during development and operation is used to derive the structure of a reference discharge control system that serves as a target system to assess the impact of enhancements in the existing system. Within this context, the extension of supervision control from technical synchronization of dedicated controllers to physics-oriented coordination is discussed, and examples of technical and physical applications are shown.
