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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
E.G. Lovell, R.L. Engelstad
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 878-882
Inertial Confinement Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22971
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Preliminary structural analysis and design is presented for the reaction chamber of a pre-conceptual light ion beam target development facility (TDF). The chamber consists of a capped, reinforced cylindrical shell submerged in a water shield. Axisymmetric response is determined for blast waves generated by target ignition. From the analysis, design curves are developed for dynamic displacements and flexural stresses of the shell wall. It is shown that the added mass effect of the water can substantially reduce the response and that a practical design is possible for a range of geometric parameters and materials.
