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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?
Jay F. Kunze, Mark A. Prelas, Thomas J. Dolan, Phil Bennett, John M. Freeman, Laramee Haynes, Jan Li Hwang, Steve D. McGhee, Rosemary Roberts.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1034-1040
Plasma Heating and System Dynamics | Proceedings of the Seveth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Reno, Nevada, June 15–19, 1986) | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24870
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In order to determine if a simple magnetic cusp, which is axisymmetric, can be used as an end cell (anchor and plug) for a tandem mirror reactor, a large (50 cm) bore, superconducting, magnetic cusp is being built at the University of Missouri. Prior to the construction of this device, an approximately half scale normal magnetic cusp was built, and experiments involving ECRF heating were conducted, to better establish the design conditions for the large, high field (4-Tesla) cusp.