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Thea Energy releases preconceptual plans for Helios fusion power plant
Fusion technology company Thea Energy announced this week that it has completed the preconceptual design of its fusion power plant, called Helios. According to the company, Helios is “the first stellarator fusion power plant architecture that is realistic to build and operate with hardware that is available today, and that is tolerant to the rigors of manufacturing, construction, long-term operation, and maintenance of a commercial device.”
Jonathan P. Icenhower, Charlotte N. Sisk, Leslie M. Kirkes, Jandi Knox, Cassandra Marrs (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 69-71
Neodymium hydroxide, Nd(OH)3, solubility experiments were carried out in duplicate at room temperature over the pH interval of 10 to 13 for up to 670 days. The ionic radii of Nd(III) is similar to that of Pu(III) and Am(III), so that the former is an appropriate analog for the latter radionuclides. Average concentrations of Nd in solution approach a value of 2.0 × 10-7 mol/L and equilibrium concentrations show no dependence on solution pH. Compared to previous work, the data from this investigation form a continuum across pH-space, indicating agreement amongst data sets.