Making our fusion reactor better, day 2 of 320: tracing circuit diagrams to figure out which systems are going to lose power when we start shutting things down. Is this what archaeologists feel like? ⚗
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A huge uncertainty and debate concerning the cost for an experimental facility: is ITER a $22B facility, or a $65+ billion facility?
Just finished a 20-week experimental campaign and ready to begin a 12-month shutdown period for major upgrades. One thing to notice is that our DIII-D website and DIII-D Wikipedia pages need a lot of work. There is way more excitement than those pages convey!
Broke a pair of loppers in the yard yesterday. I’m mostly bummed out, but also feeling a little bit tough ?
Whenever we have a training session for legal issues, it consists of a lawyer reading off a list of lawsuits. Similar to safety training, I think they are purposely using a training-by-fear technique… which totally works.
While hosting an international conference of experts on fusion plasma diagnostics, I had the privilege to teach a Hungarian scientist that margaritas are typically made with tequila. His previous margarita experience was in Cuba, where they are made with rum. The more you know ?