Inertial confinement fusion with direct electric generation by magnetic flux compression

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)

OSTI ID:6338031

Lasche, G P

A high-power-density laser fusion reactor concept is investigated in which directed kinetic energy imparted to a large mass of liquid lithium--in which the fusion target is centrally located--is maximized. In turn, this kinetic energy is converted directly to electricity with, potentially, very high efficiency by work done against a pulsed magnetic field applied exterior to the lithium. Because the concept maximizes the blanket thickness per unit volume of lithium, neutron-induced radioactivities in the reaction chamber wall can be many orders of magnitude less than is typical of D-T fusion reactor concepts.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, CA 94550
• OSTI ID: 6338031
• Report Number(s): CONF-830406-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Journal Volume: 4:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
ALKALI METALS
BREEDING BLANKETS
COMPRESSION
CONFINEMENT
CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FIRST WALL
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
KINETIC ENERGY
KINETICS
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LITHIUM
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC FLUX
METALS
NEUTRON FLUENCE
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
POWER DENSITY
POWER GENERATION
RADIOACTIVATION
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR KINETICS
TARGET CHAMBERS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS