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Z-inertial fusion energy: power plant final report FY 2006.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/901970· OSTI ID:901970
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  1. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  2. University of California, Berkeley, CA
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  5. University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  6. University of California, Berkeley, CA
  7. University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  8. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
  9. University of California, Berkeley, CA
  10. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  11. University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  12. University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  13. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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This report summarizes the work conducted for the Z-inertial fusion energy (Z-IFE) late start Laboratory Directed Research Project. A major area of focus was on creating a roadmap to a z-pinch driven fusion power plant. The roadmap ties ZIFE into the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) initiative through the use of high energy fusion neutrons to burn the actinides of spent fuel waste. Transmutation presents a near term use for Z-IFE technology and will aid in paving the path to fusion energy. The work this year continued to develop the science and engineering needed to support the Z-IFE roadmap. This included plant system and driver cost estimates, recyclable transmission line studies, flibe characterization, reaction chamber design, and shock mitigation techniques.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
901970
Report Number(s):
SAND2006-7148
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

United States.
Z-pinch plasma
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ACTINIDES
Controlled fusion-Research
DESIGN
Energy conversion-Technological innovations.
FLIBE
Fusion reactors-Research
Fusion reactors.
MITIGATION
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Nuclear fusion.
POWER PLANTS
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
Radioactive wastes-Transmutation-Technological innovations.
SPENT FUELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRANSMUTATION
United States.
Z-Accelerator.