/sup 233/U breeding and neutron multiplying blankets for fusion reactors

Conference · Mon Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7278644

Cook, A G; Maniscalco, J A

In this work, along with a previous paper three possible uses of 14-MeV deuterium--tritium fusion neutrons are investigated: energy production, neutron multiplication, and fissile-fuel breeding. The results presented include neutronic studies of fissioning and nonfissioning thorium systems, tritium breeding systems, various fuel options (UO/sub 2/, UC, UC/sub 2/, etc.), and uranium as well as refractory metal first-wall neutron-multiplying regions. A brief energy balance and an estimate of potential revenues for fusion devices are given to help illustrate the potentials of these designs.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7278644
• Report Number(s): UCRL-77284; CONF-760622-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
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BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
DEUTERIUM
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY BALANCE
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FERMIONS
FIRST WALL
FISSION
HADRONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYBRID REACTORS
HYBRID SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NEUTRON FLUX
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION FLUX
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THORIUM 232
THORIUM ISOTOPES
TRITIUM
URANIUM 233
URANIUM 238
URANIUM CARBIDES
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM ISOTOPES
URANIUM OXIDES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES