Status of inertial fusion and prospects for practical power plants

Conference · Wed Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5905867

Blink, J A; Monsler, M J

We have produced a series of reactor designs to meet the variety of driver-target combinations that could possibly result from the inertial-confinement fusion program. In this paper we discuss four reactor designs, the goals of which are low cost; a low probability of risk to the public, the plant employees, and the utility investment; and a minimal environmental impact under normal plant operation. HYLIFE is a low pulse rate, lithium-cooled reactor. Pulse*Star and Cascade are high pulse rate reactors. In Pulse*Star, fusion energy is absorbed in the PbLi pool; in Cascade it is absorbed by Li/sub 2/O particles. Sunburst, a very low pulse rate, lithium-cooled reactor, directly converts over 40% of the fusion energy to electricity using a pulsed magnetic field.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5905867
• Report Number(s): UCRL-89429; CONF-830632-8; ON: DE83015613
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. international conference on emerging nuclear energy systems, Helsinki, Finland, 6 Jun 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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REVIEWS
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LEAD ALLOYS
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LITHIUM OXIDES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONFINEMENT
DOCUMENT TYPES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
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