Fusion reactor physics: principles and technology
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OSTI ID:4093353
Questions regarding the feasibility of fusion power are examined, taking into account fuel cycles and breeding reactions, energy balance and reactor conditions, approaches to fusion, magnetic confinement, magnetohydrodynamic instabilities, microinstabilities, and the main technological problems which have to be solved. Basic processes and balances in fusion reactors are considered along with some aspects of the neutronics in fusion reactors, the physics of neutral beam heating, plasma heating by relativistic electrons, radiofrequency heating of fusion plasmas, adiabatic compression and ignition of fusion reactors, dynamics and control of fusion reactors, and aspects of thermal efficiency and waste heat. Attention is also given to fission-fusion hybrid systems, inertial- confinement fusion systems, the radiological aspects of fusion reactors, design considerations of fusion reactors, and a comparative study of the approaches to fusion power. (IAA)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-014556
- OSTI ID:
- 4093353
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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