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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.
E. Mogahed, L. J. Wittenberg, E. Lovell, I. N. Sviatoslavsky, B. Choi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1578-1582
Inertial Fusion Driver | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29944
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A magnetic lens has been designed which will focus 30 MeV Li+ ions emitted from a diode onto a DT filled target as required in the LIBRA-LiTE fusion reactor study. Thirty such lenses are located 2.05 m from the target. Each lens is a 5 turn solenoid magnet, 0.5 m long with a bore of 0.18 m and an average B field of 1.2 tesla. Liquid Li is used as the electrical conductor and heat transfer fluid. The front end of the magnet is fabricated from porous TZM alloy with a wetted Li surface. The lifetime of the magnet in this high radiation environment is predicted to be one calendar year.