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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
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Transport by Barge and Road: Shipping Crystal River’s Segmented RPV to Disposal
The Optimized Segmentation process patented by Orano Decommissioning Services was successfully implemented for the first time at the Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) decommissioning project in Florida [1]. Using this approach, Orano was able to avoid the time- and resource-intensive process of packaging components into numerous standardized waste containers and significantly reduced the required segmentation activities.
Sunao Maebara et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 47 | Number 4 | May 2005 | Pages 941-945
Technical Paper | Fusion Energy - Fusion Materials | doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A810
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RF Power-balance control among the quadrants of IFMIF 4-vane radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) linac structure is a critical issue, because it may be affected by the fabrication error of the 12m-long RFQ and by the perturbation due to loop antenna installation. The power-balance controllability of slug tuners was measured by a low power test, and the distortion behavior of electric fields profiles at beam bore peripheral was calculated by an electromagnetic field simulation code. From the low power test, it was found that RF power-balance up to 80% can be controlled without overlap of modes. The calculation suggested that the design requirement of distortion limit of 1% can be attained by employing 1cm slug tuner with insertion depth of 1cm or less.