Technical documentation in support of the project-specific analysis for construction and operation of the National Ignition Facility

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/390584· OSTI ID:390584

Lazaro, M A; Vinikour, W ^[1]; Allison, T ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment Div.
2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Decision and Information Sciences Div.; and others

This document provides information that supports or supplements the data and impact analyses presented in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project-Specific Analysis (PSA). The purposes of NIF are to achieve fusion ignition in the laboratory for the first time with inertial confinement fusion (ICF) technology and to conduct high- energy-density experiments ins support of national security and civilian application. NIF is an important element in the DOE`s science-based SSM Program, a key mission of which is to ensure the reliability of the nation`s enduring stockpile of nuclear weapons. NIF would also advance the knowledge of basic and applied high-energy- density science and bring the nation a large step closer to developing fusion energy for civilian use. The NIF PSA includes evaluations of the potential environmental impacts of constructing and operating the facility at one of five candidate site and for two design options.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 390584
• Report Number(s): ANL/EAD/TM--63; ON: DE97000004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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