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K.A. McCarthy
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 33
Citations - 406
K.A. McCarthy is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fusion power & Pressure drop. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 33 publications receiving 390 citations.
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Characterization and analysis of dusts produced in three experimental tokamaks: TFTR, DIII-D, and Alcator C-Mod
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors collected and analyzed dust samples from three tokamaks to determine the potential contribution to accident source terms in future fusion power plants, including the tritium content of TFTR dust.
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The safety implications of tokamak dust size and surface area
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of the size distribution of the dust on the safety issues associated with it and found that the size of the surface area and the radius of the area is important parameters in determining potential hydrogen production and transport of activated/chemically toxic dust.
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Collection and analysis of particulate from the DIII-D Tokamak
TL;DR: In this paper, the DIII-D Tokamak was used to collect particulate with the goal of preserving the particle size distribution and physical characteristics of the particulate, and two non-intrusive sampling methods were chosen: vacuum collection on substrates and adhesion removal with metallurgical replicating tape.
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Steam-chemical reactivity for irradiated beryllium
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of neutron irradiation effects and annealing on the chemical reactivity of beryllium exposed to steam was investigated, and the results indicated that the porosity network of irradiated and unirradiated Be increased with the anneal temperature.
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Re-evaluation of the use of low activation materials in waste management strategies for fusion
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined different fusion blanket and shield designs in terms of their ability to limit the activation of the large vessel/ex-vessel components (e.g. vacuum vessel, magnets).