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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Thomas J. Dolan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 61 | Number 3 | April 2012 | Pages 240-247
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13537
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Injection of lithium deuteride or lithium tritide pellets into fusion devices could simultaneously provide partial deep-penetration fueling of the core plasma and replenishing of the lithium wall/divertor coating. The main problems are possible impurity accumulation and undesirable effects of lithium films on windows, mirrors, and insulators. The potential benefits include better pellet manufacture, acceleration, transmission, penetration, and good lithium wall/divertor coating.
