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Can hydrogen be the transportation fuel in an otherwise nuclear economy?
Let’s face it: The global economy should be powered primarily by nuclear power. And it probably will by the end of this century, with a still-significant assist from renewables and hydro. Once nuclear systems are dominant, the costs come down to where gas is now; and when carbon emissions are reduced to a small portion of their present state, it will become obvious that most other sources are only good in niche settings. I mean, why use small modular reactors to load-follow when they can just produce that power instead of buffering it?
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 32 | Number 4 | December 1997 | Pages 563-589
Technical Paper | Special Section: Plasma Control Issues for Tokamaks / Nonelectrical Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A19905
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A concept is presented for a fusion neutron source based tritium production reactor called the Tokamak Tritium Production Reactor (TTPR), which could meet the U.S. needs for replenishment of weapons tritium during the first half of the next century. The TTPR concept is based on physics and technology that either exists or is being developed and will be tested under integrated, prototypical conditions in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The TTPR can provide 2 kg/yr tritium for weapons replenishment operating at a fusion power level of 500 to 1000 MW and at a plant factor of 10 to 25%. No structural component should need to be replaced because of radiation damage during the 40-yr lifetime of the TTPR, and it should be possible to dispose of the TTPR on decommissioning as low-level waste that qualifies for shallow land burial.