Pulsed power technology for inertial confinement

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6720277

Prestwich, K R; Cook, D L; Yonas, G

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor systems will require high average power (10's-100's MW) drivers that will deliver a 100 TW, 1 MJ pulse of energy to a target 1 to 10 times per second. The effects of the driver efficiency on reducing the pulse power requirements and decreasing the size of an economically feasible reactor are discussed. The lifetime requirements for components are presented. The design criteria for an efficient electron or light ion beam driver is presented with a review of the present state-of-the-art for both single pulse and repetitively operated systems.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 6720277
• Report Number(s): SAND-78-0753C; CONF-780508-31
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700208* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Inertial Confinement Technology
ACCELERATORS
BEAMS
CONFINEMENT
E-BEAM TYPE REACTORS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON SOURCES
ENERGY BALANCE
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FUEL PELLETS
I-BEAM TYPE REACTORS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
LEPTON BEAMS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PELLETS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RADIATION SOURCES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS