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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Sümer Şahin, Muhammed Abdul Raoof
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1315-1320
Fusion Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24912
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A multidimensional neutronic analysis is carried out to determine the extent to which one dimensional neutron transport calculations can be applied to a fusion-fission (hybrid) experimental blanket in cylindrical geometry, driven by a moveable (D,T) target to simulate a 14 MeV neutron line source. Length of the target trajectory has been chosen to be L = 20 and 100 cm by a blanket height of H = 120 cm. The study has shown that, for the proposed blanket, one dimensional calculations will be satisfactory to interpret the experimental neutronic data over a blanket region of Z =1±15 to 25 cm for a trajectory length of L = 120 cm. Whereas these calculations would be applicable over a very narrow strip of the blanket around the Z = 0 plane for a trajectory length of L = 20 cm.