National academy review of the inertial confinement fusion program

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5167683

Davidson, R C

This presentation is based on the Executive Summary of the unclassified version of the National Academy Review of the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. The following were the terms of reference for the review: the committee will review the accomplishments, management, goals and anticipated contributions of the defense inertial confinement fusion (ICF) program. The committee shall consist of individuals who are highly qualified in scientific disciplines associated with the development and testing of nuclear weapons. The committee will review all major areas of the ICF program. The committee shall prioritize activities within the present and future ICF program and present an appropriate time scale for obtaining the program goals.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Plasma Fusion Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET51013
• OSTI ID: 5167683
• Report Number(s): PFC/IR-86-7; CONF-8604175-3; ON: DE86015733
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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CONFINEMENT
DOCUMENT TYPES
IMPLOSIONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASER IMPLOSIONS
LASER TARGETS
LASERS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
TARGETS