Status of Safety& Environmental Activities for Inertial Fusion Energy
Over the past several years, significant progress has been made in the analysis of safety and environmental (S&E) issues for inertial fusion energy (IFE). Detailed safety assessments have been performed for the baseline power plant concepts, as well as for a conceptual target fabrication facility. Safety analysis results are helping to drive the agenda for experiments. A survey of the S&E characteristics--both radiological and chemical--of candidate target materials has been completed. Accident initiating events have been identified and incorporated into master logic diagrams, which will be essential to the detailed safety analyses that will be needed in the future. Studies of aerosol generation and transport will have important safety implications. A Monte Carlo-based uncertainty analysis procedure has been developed for use in neutron activation calculations. Finally, waste management issues are receiving increased attention and are deserving of further discussion.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15003124
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-151155; TRN: US0402446
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Washington, DC (US), 11/17/2002--11/21/2002; Other Information: PBD: 25 Nov 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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