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Physics and technology conditions for attaining tritium self-sufficiency for the DT fuel cycle
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In this paper, the potential of achieving tritium self-sufficiency depends on many system physics and technology parameters, and Interactive Physics and Technology R&D programs should be implemented to determine the potential to realize those physics and technologies options and parameters that have large effects on attaining a realistic window for tritiam self-sufficiency.About:
This article is published in Fusion Engineering and Design.The article was published on 2006-02-01. It has received 115 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fusion power.read more
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Direct-drive inertial confinement fusion: A review
R. S. Craxton,Karen S. Anderson,T. R. Boehly,Valeri Goncharov,D. R. Harding,J. P. Knauer,R. L. McCrory,P. W. McKenty,D. D. Meyerhofer,J.F. Myatt,Andrew J. Schmitt,John D. Sethian,R. W. Short,S. Skupsky,W. Theobald,William L. Kruer,Kazuo Tanaka,Riccardo Betti,Tim Collins,J. A. Delettrez,Suxing Hu,J. A. Marozas,A. V. Maximov,D. T. Michel,P. B. Radha,Sean Regan,T. C. Sangster,W. Seka,A. A. Solodov,J. M. Soures,Christian Stoeckl,Jonathan D. Zuegel +31 more
TL;DR: The direct-drive, laser-based approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is reviewed from its inception following the demonstration of the first laser to its implementation on the present generation of high-power lasers as mentioned in this paper.
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Blanket/first wall challenges and required R&D on the pathway to DEMO
Mohamed A. Abdou,Neil B. Morley,Sergey Smolentsev,Alice Ying,Siegfried Malang,Arthur Rowcliffe,M.A. Ulrickson +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the top technical issues and elucidates the primary challenges in developing the blanket/first wall and identified the key R&D needs in non-fusion and fusion facilities on the path to DEMO.
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Toward the ultimate goal of tritium self-sufficiency: Technical issues and requirements imposed on ARIES advanced power plants
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an online control of tritium breeding for all fusion power plants to achieve the required Net TBR with sufficient precision, which can easily be achieved for liquid breeders through online adjustment of Li enrichment.
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Overview of the fusion nuclear science facility, a credible break-in step on the path to fusion energy
Charles Kessel,James Blanchard,Andrew M. Davis,Laila El-Guebaly,Lauren M. Garrison,Nasr M. Ghoniem,Paul W. Humrickhouse,Yue Huang,Yutai Katoh,Andrei Khodak,E. Marriott,Siegfried Malang,Neil B. Morley,George H. Neilson,Juergen Rapp,M.E. Rensink,T.D. Rognlien,A. F. Rowcliffe,Sergey Smolentsev,Lance Lewis Snead,Mark S. Tillack,Peter Titus,Lester M. Waganer,Gregory Wallace,S.J. Wukitch,Alice Ying,Kenneth M. Young,Yuhu Zhai +27 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the FNSF as part of a two-step program from ITER to commercial power plants, where the first step is considered mandatory to establish the materials and component database in the real fusion in-service environment before proceeding to larger electricity producing facilities.
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Tritium resources available for fusion reactors
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a tritium production scenario with varying degrees of optimism, with the assumption that only Canada, the Republic of Korea, and Romania make trittium available to the fusion community.
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Operating temperature windows for fusion reactor structural materials
Steven J. Zinkle,Nasr M. Ghoniem +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical analysis is presented of the operating temperature windows for nine candidate fusion reactor structural materials: four reduced-activation structural materials (oxide-dispersion-strengthened and ferritic/martensitic steels containing 8-12%Cr, V-4Cr-4Ti, and SiC/SiC composites), copper-base alloys (CuNiBe), tantalum base alloys, and molybdenum and tungsten alloys.
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On the exploration of innovative concepts for fusion chamber technology
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored novel concepts for fusion chamber technology that can substantially improve the attractiveness of fusion energy systems, including the potential for: (1) high power density capability; (2) higher plasma β and stable physics regimes if liquid metals are used; (3) increased disruption survivability; (4) reduced volume of radioactive waste; (5) reduced radiation damage in structural materials; and (6) higher availability.
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HYLIFE-II: A Molten-Salt Inertial Fusion Energy Power Plant Design — Final Report
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TL;DR: In this article, the liquid-wall HYLIFE-II conceptual design has been presented, which has been shown to reduce the electricity cost by using a neutronically thick array of flowing molten-salt jets, which will not burn, has a low tritium solubility and inventory, and protects the chamber walls.
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The ARIES-AT advanced tokamak, Advanced technology fusion power plant
Farrokh Najmabadi,A. Abdou,Leslie Bromberg,Thomas Brown,V.C. Chan,M.C. Chu,F. Dahlgren,Laila El-Guebaly,P.J. Heitzenroeder,Douglass L. Henderson,H.E. St. John,C.E. Kessel,L. L. Lao,G. R. Longhurst,S. Malang,T. K. Mau,Brad J. Merrill,Ronald L. Miller,E. A. Mogahed,R. L. Moore,T.W. Petrie,David A. Petti,P. A. Politzer,A.R. Raffray,Don Steiner,I.N. Sviatoslavsky,P. Synder,G.M. Syaebler,A. D. Turnbull,Mark S. Tillack,Lester M. Waganer,X. R. Wang,P. West,Paul P. H. Wilson +33 more
TL;DR: The ARIES-AT as discussed by the authors is a simple low-pressure design consisting of SiC composite boxes with a SiC insert for flow distribution that does not carry any structural load.
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Overview of the ARIES-RS reversed-shear tokamak power plant study
Farrokh Najmabadi,Charles G. Bathke,Michael C. Billone,James Blanchard,Leslie Bromberg,Edward Chin,Fredrick R Cole,Jeffrey A. Crowell,David A. Ehst,Laila El-Guebaly,J. Stephen Herring,Thanh Q. Hua,Stephen Jardin,Charles Kessel,H.Y. Khater,V. Dennis Lee,Siegfried Malang,T. K. Mau,Ronald L. Miller,E. A. Mogahed,Thomas W Petrie,Elmer E Reis,J.H. Schultz,M. Sidorov,Don Steiner,I.N. Sviatoslavsky,Dai-Kai Sze,Robert Thayer,Mark S. Tillack,Peter H. Titus,Lester M Wagner,X.R. Wang,C.P.C. Wong +32 more
TL;DR: The ARIES-RS tokamak is a conceptual, D-T-burning 1000 MWe power plant as mentioned in this paper, which employs a reversed-shear plasma and employs a moderate aspect ratio (A40).
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