Scientific and technological advancements in inertial fusion energy

Hinkel, D. E.

doi:10.1088/0029-5515/53/10/104027

Title: Scientific and technological advancements in inertial fusion energy

Journal Article · Thu Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Nuclear Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/53/10/104027· OSTI ID:1245709

Hinkel, D. E. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Scientific advancements in inertial fusion energy (IFE) were reported on at the IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, October 2012. Results presented transect the different ways to assemble the fuel, different scenarios for igniting the fuel, and progress in IFE technologies. The achievements of the National Ignition Campaign within the USA, using the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to indirectly drive laser fusion, have found beneficial the achievements in other IFE arenas such as directly driven laser fusion and target fabrication. Moreover, the successes at NIF have pay-off to alternative scenarios such as fast ignition, shock ignition, and heavy-ion fusion as well as to directly driven laser fusion. As a result, this synergy is summarized here, and future scientific studies are detailed.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1245709

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-627472

Journal Information:: Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 53, Issue 10; ISSN 0029-5515

Publisher:: IOP ScienceCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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