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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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The JT-60SA project
JT-60SA (Japan Torus-60 Super Advanced) is the world’s largest superconducting tokamak device. Its goal is the earlier realization of fusion energy (see Fig. 1). Fusion is the energy that powers the Sun, and just 1 gram of deuterium-tritium (D-T) fuel produces enormous energy—the equivalent of 8 tons of crude oil.
Last fall, the JT-60SA project announced an important milestone: the achievement of the tokamak’s first plasma. This article describes the objectives of the JT-60SA project, achievements in the operation campaign for the first plasma, and next steps.
Liyan Qiu, Anthony P. Snaglewski
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 179 | Number 2 | February 2015 | Pages 199-210
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE13-93
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Lithium adsorption on the surface of magnetite, lepidocrocite, and maghemite particles was studied at different pH values in LiOH and Li2CO3 solutions under redox conditions and temperatures relevant to the water chemistry of CANadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors. Lithium adsorption on maghemite shows a different behavior than on lepidocrocite and magnetite. It is concluded that specific adsorption is the dominant adsorption mechanism on maghemite while lithium adsorption on lepidocrocite and magnetite is nonspecific. However, lithium intercalation into the spinel structure of magnetite and maghemite is also likely. The introduction of O2 reduces lithium adsorption on magnetite. The adsorption behavior of lithium on iron oxides is important to understand the lithium hideout and return in the heat transport system during shutdown and restart of CANDU reactors.