Tritium catalyzed deuterium tokamaks
A preliminary assessment of the promise of the Tritium Catalyzed Deuterium (TCD) tokamak power reactors relative to that of deuterium-tritium (D-T) and catalyzed deuterium (Cat-D) tokamaks is undertaken. The TCD mode of operation is arrived at by converting the /sup 3/He from the D(D,n)/sup 3/He reaction into tritium, by neutron capture in the blanket; the tritium thus produced is fed into the plasma. There are three main parts to the assessment: blanket study, reactor design and economic analysis and an assessment of the prospects for improvements in the performance of TCD reactors (and in the promise of the TCD mode of operation, in general).
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6263511
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/FPP/TM-183; ON: DE85004825
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700205* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems
BARYON REACTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
DEUTERIUM
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FUELS
HADRON REACTIONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PERFORMANCE
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR FUELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700205* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems
BARYON REACTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
DEUTERIUM
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FUELS
HADRON REACTIONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PERFORMANCE
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR FUELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES