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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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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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Virginia utility considers SMRs
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals from leading nuclear companies to study the feasibility of putting a small modular reactor at its North Anna nuclear power plant.
While the utility says it is not a commitment to build an SMR at the site, the RFP is “an important first step in evaluating the technology and the North Anna site to support Dominion Energy customers’ future energy needs consistent with the company’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan.”
Koichi Sekimizu, Tsuneyasu Araki, Seishiro Kawakami
Nuclear Technology | Volume 100 | Number 3 | December 1992 | Pages 295-309
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34726
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The automated startup of a boiling water reactor (BWR) plant is discussed. A startup procedure and a logic representation of the operational guidance given in current BWR plants are examined. Based on these examinations, a knowledge representation of the sequential operations is proposed. Plant startup is a process in which various plant functions are brought in to establish an operational plant state. Based on this understanding, the relationships between plant functions can be used to deduce a BWR plant operation procedure. Finally, the proposed knowledge representation is evaluated using a prototype system, and it is shown that the representation is very effective in the startup of an automated BWR plant even if abnormalities arise during operation.
