Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability
Abstract
An architecture for an inertial confinement fusion system is disclosed. The system includes a fusion chamber for producing neutrons from a fusion reaction, and a laser system in which lasers are arranged about a vacuum chamber to provide energy to the fusion chamber to initiate the fusion reaction. The beam paths between the lasers and the fusion chamber are configured to prevent neutrons from the fusion chamber from reaching the laser system at a level that would preclude human access to the laser system.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1924892
- Patent Number(s):
- 11387007
- Application Number:
- 13/883,982
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11/08/2011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Moses, Edward I., Latkowski, Jeffery F., Anklam, Thomas M., Spaeth, Mary L., Dunne, Anthony Michael, Sawicki, Richard H., Deri, Robert J., Miles, Robin R., Bayramian, Andrew James, Manes, Kenneth R., Amendt, Peter A., and Erlandson, Alvin C. Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Moses, Edward I., Latkowski, Jeffery F., Anklam, Thomas M., Spaeth, Mary L., Dunne, Anthony Michael, Sawicki, Richard H., Deri, Robert J., Miles, Robin R., Bayramian, Andrew James, Manes, Kenneth R., Amendt, Peter A., & Erlandson, Alvin C. Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability. United States.
Moses, Edward I., Latkowski, Jeffery F., Anklam, Thomas M., Spaeth, Mary L., Dunne, Anthony Michael, Sawicki, Richard H., Deri, Robert J., Miles, Robin R., Bayramian, Andrew James, Manes, Kenneth R., Amendt, Peter A., and Erlandson, Alvin C. Tue .
"Inertial confinement fusion system which decouples life-limited component from plant availability". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1924892.
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abstractNote = {An architecture for an inertial confinement fusion system is disclosed. The system includes a fusion chamber for producing neutrons from a fusion reaction, and a laser system in which lasers are arranged about a vacuum chamber to provide energy to the fusion chamber to initiate the fusion reaction. The beam paths between the lasers and the fusion chamber are configured to prevent neutrons from the fusion chamber from reaching the laser system at a level that would preclude human access to the laser system.},
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