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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
Gy. Vízkelethy, F. Pászti, G. Mezey
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1987 | Pages 422-427
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST87-A25074
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The SEISM Monte Carlo code, which is similar to the well-known TRIM code, is applied to plasma particles; Maxwellian energy and isotropic angle distribution is assumed for the plasma particles. The effects of plasma and monoenergetic particle (deuterium) bombardment on a solid (nickel), i.e., sputtering, particle and energy reflection, implantation, etc., in the 0.1- to 10-keV energy and ion temperature range are compared. Also, the effect of the sheath potential at 100-eV ion temperature is investigated.
