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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.
P. J. Estreich, S. L. Ostrow, K. Haller
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1506-1513
Inertial Fusion Reactor Studies | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29933
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This paper reports on the design of the thermal energy conversion system for the Prometheus-L inertial fusion energy power plant, emphasizing features affected by characteristics of the fusion thermal power source. Ebasco Services is part of a team led by McDonnell Douglas, and funded by the Department of Energy, developing power plant designs for both laser and heavy-ion drivers with the goals of advancing the state of Inertial Fusion Energy design, identifying critical issues, and providing a basis of comparison with Magnetic Fusion Energy design studies. The thermal cycle design is based on an advanced supercritical double reheat Rankine cycle which utilizes as its heat sources the liquid lead coolant from the first wall protection, the helium coolant for the blanket and waste heat from the laser-driver system.