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An overview is presented for recent design trends and developments in fusion-fission hybrid reactor concepts. Emphasis is on recent progress and developments but a brief review of the evolution of the hybrid concept since 1950 is also presented. Required fusion performance and technology development issues for the fusion-fission hybrid are explored with the tandem mirror as the primary example of a fusion driver. The results show that fusion breeders, especially those with suppressed-fission blankets, have the potential to produce unprecedented quantities of fissile fuel. The resulting high light water reactor support ratio relaxes both the fusion performance required and the economic constraints for commercial feasibility. 75 refs.
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| Authors: |
Maniscalco, J.A.;
Berwald, D.H.;
Campbell, R.B.;
Moir, R.W.;
Lee, J.D.
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| Publication Date: | 1981 Oct 01 |
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| OSTI Identifier: | 5418839 |
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| Resource Type: | Journal Article |
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| Resource Relation: | Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States); Journal Volume: 1:4 |
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| Research Org: | TRW, Redondo Beach, Calif |
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| Country of Publication: | United States |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Size: Pages: 419-478 |
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| Other Number(s): | Journal ID: CODEN: NTFUD |
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| Subject: | 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; HYBRID REACTORS; DESIGN; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS; BREEDING BLANKETS; ECONOMICS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS |
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| Update Date: | 2009 Dec 16 |
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