HIFSA: Heavy-Ion Fusion Systems Assessment Project: Volume 2, Technical analyses

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5704580

Dudziak, D J ^[1]

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A two-year project was undertaken to assess the commercial potential of heavy-ion fusion (HIF) as an economical electric power production technology. Because the US HIF development program is oriented toward the use of multiple-beam induction linacs, the study was confined to this particular driver technology. The HIF systems assessment (HIFSA) study involved several subsystem design, performance, and cost studies (e.g., the induction linac, final beam transport, beam transport in reactor cavity environments, cavity clearing, target manufacturing, and reactor plant). In addition, overall power plant systems integration, parametric analyses, and tradeoff studies were performed using a systems code developed specifically for the HIFSA project. Systems analysis results show values for cost of electricity (COE) comparable to those from other inertial- and magnetic-confinement fusion plant studies; viz., 50 to 60 mills/kWh (1985 dollars) for 1-GWe plant sizes. Also, significant COE insensitivity to major accelerator, target, and reactor parameters near the minima was demonstrated. Conclusions from the HIFSA study have already led to substantial modifications of the US HIF research and development program. Separate abstracts were prepared for 17 papers in these analyses.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5704580
• Report Number(s): LA-11141-MS-Vol.2; ON: DE88005082
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
ABSTRACTS
ACCELERATORS
BEAM TRANSPORT
DOCUMENT TYPES
FOCUSING
HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS
HILACS
INDUCTION
ION BEAM FUSION REACTORS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
TARGETS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS