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Title: Confinement of ignition and yield on the National Ignition Facility

Conference ·
OSTI ID:371286

The National Ignition Facility Target Areas and Experimental Systems has reached mid-Title I design. Performance requirements for the Target Area are reviewed and design changes since the Conceptual Design Report are discussed. Development activities confirm a 5-m radius chamber and the viability of a boron carbide first wall. A scheme for cryogenic target integration with the NIF Target Area is presented.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
371286
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-123562; CONF-9606116-71; ON: DE96013657; TRN: 96:023296
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Reno, NV (United States), 16-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 14 Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English