The major international fusion programmes – People’s Republic of China, European Union, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, USA – co-operate in the ITER project for the construction of an International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The ITER is intended to demonstrate that it is physically and technically possible to simulate on earth the energy generation of the sun and to…
The notifiable events in nuclear facilities in Germany are classified on different levels in accordance with AtSMV corresponding to their importance with respect to safety. Level S: This level comprises such events which must be reported immediately to the damage inspection officials so that they can initiate examinations at short notice or cause measures to…
IAEA Visited HFR For Follow-Up Continued Safe Operation Mission At the beginning of July, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the High Flux Reactor (HFR) – operated by NRG (ENS Corporate Member) – as part of a follow-up mission on ‘Continued Safe Operation’ – CSO. CSO missions are aimed at evaluating the…
Formation of a heavy nucleus from lighter nuclei releasing energy – the binding energy. Possible fusion reactions: D + T -> 4He + n + 17.58 MeV, D + D -> 3He + n + 3.27 MeV, D + D -> T + p + 4.03 MeV, D + 3He -> 4He + p +…