The cascade ICF reactor with an x-ray and debris shield and a heavy-ion driver

Conference · Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6598175

Pitts, J H; Tabak, M

The use of a 1-kg solid-lithium x-ray and debris shield around each fusion fuel pellet prevents vaporization of, and destructive shock waves in, the Cascade blanket granules thereby increasing their lifetime. The shield vaporizes as it absorbs energy and the vapor flows into the blanket several centimeters. The shield also increases tritium breeding and enhances vacuum pumping of high Z materials that are vaporized in the fuel pellet. Using heavy ion beams allows illumination of the fuel pellets with the restricted geometry present in Cascade. We used a 5 MJ driver with 18 beams (one 3 {times} 3 array from each end).

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6598175
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-103938; CONF-901007-5; ON: DE91000791
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. topical meeting on technology of fusion energy, Oak Brook, IL (USA), 7-11 Oct 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CASCADE REACTORS
FUEL PELLETS
SHIELDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS
ICF DEVICES
ION BEAM TARGETS
LITHIUM
PUMPING
SHOCK WAVES
TRITIUM
X RADIATION
ACCELERATORS
ALKALI METALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LIGHT NUCLEI
METALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PELLETS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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