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Friday, October 17, 2014

CRDM Completes 1:1 Engineering Verification Test

CRDM Completes 1:1 Engineering Verification Test

Chief Executive Officer at Dynatom International GmbH
The 1:1 thermal engineering verification test for control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) of the first loop was smoothly completed by Tsinghua University, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology on October 3rd. This test of high temperature demonstration project lasted for more than four months and cumulative travel distance of the control rods reached more than 100 km, which equals to operate 80 years in the practical operation. It is another major technical results of HTGR project.
Major process and equipment are mainly independently designed and researched by the institute and manufacturing are charge by Shanghai First Machine Tool Plant Co., Ltd
Source: http://www.inet.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/inet/4019/2014/20141015153416775307119/20141015153416775307119_.html

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