Updated reference liquid-metal-cooled tandem mirror fusion breeder design

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5705804

Berwald, D H

This paper summarizes the current version of a reference design for a liquid-metal-cooled tandem mirror fusion breeder (fusion-fission hybrid reactor). The design update incorporates the results of several recent studies that have attempted to resolve key technical issues associated with an earlier reference design completed in 1982. The issues that were addressed relate to the following areas of design and performance: nuclear performance, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) pressure loading, beryllium multiplier lifetime, structural efficiency and lifetime, reactor safety, corrosion/mass transfer, and fusion breeder capital cost.

• OSTI ID: 5705804
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 52; ISSN TANSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
BREEDING BLANKETS
COST
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FUEL CYCLE
HYBRID REACTORS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
METALS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES