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| Title | Review of fusion-fission (hybrid) concepts |
| Creator/Author | Leonard, B.R. Jr. |
| Publication Date | 1973 Dec 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 4413616 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: NUTYB |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: Nucl. Technol., v. 20, no. 3, pp. 161-178; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74 |
| Research Org | Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA |
| Subject | N70800* --Physics--Controlled Thermonuclear Research-- Thermonuclear Engineering & Equipment; *THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS-- FISSION; BREEDING BLANKETS; EFFICIENCY; FISSILE MATERIALS; NEUTRON SOURCES; REVIEWS |
| Description/Abstract | The 14-MeV neutrons from a controlled DT fusion plasma can potentially be used to produce neutron source multiplication and energy multiplication through fission in a heavy-element blanket surrounding the fusion plasma. Concepts which involve the use of fusion-produced neutrons to ultimately produce fission are generically classed as fusion-fission hybrids. The conceptual purposes of hybrids can be many and varied: to relax the fusion plasma confinement conditions to allow further development of fusion power; to breed fissile material for fission reactors; as a subcritical fission lattice which is more energetic than the pure fusion concept; and the ultimate reduction of radioactive heavy element waste to fission product. The concept of a hybrid is based on an analysis of the neutronic behavior of the blanket. The status of studies of the neutronics analyses of proposed hybrids was reviewed. These results were used to determine the need for further development of hybrid technology. (auth) |
| Country of Publication | Country unknown/Code not available |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Dec 15 |
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