Reference scenario for an advanced deuterium power plant system

J. Sheffield1, D. Batchelor1, S. Zinkle1, M. Sawan2
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
2University of Wisconsin USA

Tóm tắt

The proposal is to make large deuterium (D-D) magnetic fusion power plants in which some (most) of the tritium produced by fusion is removed and stored. This tritium will ultimately decay to helium-3 that will be recycled to supplement the helium-3 produced by fusion. Thus the dominant fusion becomes that of deuterium and helium-3. The level of neutron damage is reduced very substantially from that for a D-T power plant.

Từ khóa

#Deuterium #Power generation #Neutrons #Proposals #Production #Plasmas #Recycling #Laboratories #Cyclotrons #Alpha particles

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