Lunar helium-3 and fusion power

Conference · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5566492

The NASA Office of Exploration sponsored the NASA Lunar helium-3 and fusion power Workshop. The meeting was held to understand the potential of using He-3 from the moon for terrestrial fusion power production. It provided an overview, two parallel working sessions, a review of sessions, and discussions. The lunar mining session concluded that mining, beneficiation, separation, and return of He-3 from the moon would be possible but that a large scale operation and improved technology is required. The fusion power session concluded that: (1) that He-3 offers significant, possibly compelling, advantages over fusion of tritium, principally increased reactor life, reduced radioactive wastes, and high efficiency conversion, (2) that detailed assessment of the potential of the D/He-3 fuel cycle requires more information, and (3) D/He-3 fusion may be best for commercial purposes, although D/T fusion is more near term.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5566492
• Report Number(s): N-89-14842; NASA-CP-10018; E-4254; NAS-1.55:10018; CONF-8804250-; TRN: 89-009291
• Resource Relation: Conference: Lunar helium-3 and fusion power, Cleveland, OH (United States), 25-26 Apr 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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