The potential for reducing the cost of a heavy ion accelerator for ICF: Final report

Technical Report · Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6625170· OSTI ID:6625170

Monsler, M J

This study was initiated to identify the high leverage areas for reducing the cost of a 10 MJ heavy ion beam driver for a high gain target development facility. Our efforts to innovate to reach affordable cost have been mostly successful, in that it looks like the $500 M range may indeed be possible. We conclude that heavy ion beams do have substantial promise for an inertial fusion driver. However, the pace of R and D would have to be substantially increased to realize this promise on a timescale necessary for a High Gain Test Facility.

• Research Organization: Satori Technology, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (USA); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6625170
• Report Number(s): UCRL-15899; ON: DE87008460
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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