Feasibility study of a fission supressed blanket for a tandem-mirror hybrid reactor
A study of fission suppressed blankets for the tandem mirror not only showed such blankets to be feasible but also to be safer than fissioning blankets. Such hybrids could produce enough fissile material to support up to 17 light water reactors of the same nuclear power rating. Beryllium was compared to /sup 7/Li for neutron multiplication; both were considered feasible but the blanket with Li produced 20% less fissile fuel per unit of nuclear power in the reactor. The beryllium resource, while possibly being too small for extensive pure fusion application, would be adequate (with carefully planned industrial expansion) for the hybrid because of the large support ratio, and hence few hybrids required. Radiation damage and coatings for beryllium remain issues to be resolved by further study and experimentation.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 5923420
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-86756; CONF-811046-1; ON: DE82000736; TRN: 82-001408
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Meeting and workshop on fusion reactor design and technology, Tokyo, Japan, 5 Oct 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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