Summary of the mirror advanced reactor study

Conference · Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6578801

Logan, B G; Henning, C D; Carlson, G A; Gordon, J D; Maniscalco, J A; Kulcinski, G L; Perkins, L J; Parmer, J F; Bilton, J R; Glancy, J E

The Mirror Advanced Reactor Study (MARS) is a conceptual design of a 1200-MWe commercial tandem mirror reactor for electricity and synfuels (methanol) production. Thermal barrier end plugs of the TMX-U/MFTF-B type allow steady-state ignition of a 130-m-long central-cell DT plasma. Compact, gridless direct converters supply all the plant auxiliary power. The simple lead-lithium eutectic-cooled blanket has high neutron energy multiplication (1.36) as well as a low tritium inventory (< 8 g), and it will not melt in accidents.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); TRW Energy Development Group, Redondo Beach, CA (USA); Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA); General Dynamics Corp., San Diego, CA (USA). Convair (Astronautics) Div.; Ebasco Services, Inc., New York (USA); Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6578801
• Report Number(s): UCRL-90372; CONF-840910-6; ON: DE84015598
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. international conference on plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion research, London, UK, 12 Sep 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
MARS REACTOR
REVIEWS
LEAD ALLOYS
LITHIUM ALLOYS
PLUGGING
SPECIFICATIONS
THERMAL BARRIERS
ALLOYS
DOCUMENT TYPES
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
700200* - Fusion Energy- Fusion Power Plant Technology