A New Vision for Fusion Energy Research: Fusion Rocket Engines for Planetary Defense
Abstract
Abstract We argue that it is essential for the fusion energy program to identify an imagination-capturing critical mission by developing a unique product which could command the marketplace. We lay out the logic that this product is a fusion rocket engine, to enable a rapid response capable of deflecting an incoming comet, to prevent its impact on the planet Earth, in defense of our population, infrastructure, and civilization. As a side benefit, deep space solar system exploration, with greater speed and orders-of-magnitude greater payload mass would also be possible.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1503045
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1256789; OSTI ID: 1291218
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-23198
Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313; PII: 34
- Grant/Contract Number:
- no DOE funding?; AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Fusion Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Fusion Energy Journal Volume: 35 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313
- Publisher:
- Springer Science + Business Media
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; fusion research; fusion rocket engine; comet deflection; planetary defense; nuclear explosive; Comet impact; nuclear deflection; fusion rocket engines
Citation Formats
Wurden, G. A., Weber, T. E., Turchi, P. J., Parks, P. B., Evans, T. E., Cohen, S. A., Cassibry, J. T., and Campbell, E. M. A New Vision for Fusion Energy Research: Fusion Rocket Engines for Planetary Defense. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1007/s10894-015-0034-1.
Wurden, G. A., Weber, T. E., Turchi, P. J., Parks, P. B., Evans, T. E., Cohen, S. A., Cassibry, J. T., & Campbell, E. M. A New Vision for Fusion Energy Research: Fusion Rocket Engines for Planetary Defense. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-0034-1
Wurden, G. A., Weber, T. E., Turchi, P. J., Parks, P. B., Evans, T. E., Cohen, S. A., Cassibry, J. T., and Campbell, E. M. Mon .
"A New Vision for Fusion Energy Research: Fusion Rocket Engines for Planetary Defense". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-0034-1.
@article{osti_1503045,
title = {A New Vision for Fusion Energy Research: Fusion Rocket Engines for Planetary Defense},
author = {Wurden, G. A. and Weber, T. E. and Turchi, P. J. and Parks, P. B. and Evans, T. E. and Cohen, S. A. and Cassibry, J. T. and Campbell, E. M.},
abstractNote = {Abstract We argue that it is essential for the fusion energy program to identify an imagination-capturing critical mission by developing a unique product which could command the marketplace. We lay out the logic that this product is a fusion rocket engine, to enable a rapid response capable of deflecting an incoming comet, to prevent its impact on the planet Earth, in defense of our population, infrastructure, and civilization. As a side benefit, deep space solar system exploration, with greater speed and orders-of-magnitude greater payload mass would also be possible.},
doi = {10.1007/s10894-015-0034-1},
journal = {Journal of Fusion Energy},
number = 1,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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