Analysis of fissionable pellets for inertial confinement fusion
A study consisting of a number of calculations has been performed and is presented investigating the neutronics and hydrodynamics of a fission-fusion pellet system with an arbitrary driver. A fission driven fusion process, where the fission reaction is the primary source of energy for the fusion reaction, has been regarded as a promising technique for reducing the energy delivery requirements on the ICF driver. The objective of this work has been to evaluate the importance and/or relevance of such a concept in the framework of current ICF work. Although other investigators have presented relevant work, no attempt has been made to evaluate the applicability of the concept to current ICF scenarios.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-0016
- OSTI ID:
- 6227035
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-25632; CONF-790602-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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