Technology requirements for fusion--fission reactors based on magnetic-mirror confinement

Conference · Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5056499

Moir, R W

Technology requirements for mirror hybrid reactors are discussed. The required 120-keV neutral beams can use positive ions. The magnetic fields are 8 T or under and can use NbTi superconductors. The value of Q (where Q is the ratio of fusion power to injection power) should be in the range of 1 to 2 for economic reasons relating to the cost of recirculating power. The wall loading of 14-MeV neutrons should be in the range of 1 to 2 MW/m/sup 2/ for economic reasons. Five-times higher wall loading will likely be needed if fusion reactors are to be economical. The magnetic mirror experiments 2XIIB, TMX, and MFTF are described.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5056499
• Report Number(s): UCRL-80667; CONF-771155-3; TRN: 78-008892
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. DMFE hybrid reactor meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 2 Nov 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
TMX DEVICES
BEAM INJECTION
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETS
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SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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