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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.
M.A. Hoffman, W.O. Muller
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1683-1687
Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29964
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One of the key objectives of the CFAR (compact fusion advanced Rankine) cycle concept for advanced tokamak reactors is to reduce the capital costs of the power conversion system and the balance of plant. A design of the heat rejection system has been done as part of a preliminary cost study in order to evaluate the capital costs of this fusion power plant concept. This system has been optimized to yield the minimum capital cost subject to constraints on the size of the desuperheater/condenser heat exchangers, the pressure drops and the pumping power required for the heat-rejection coolant. The results of this study including estimates of the cost of electricity for the CFAR concept with and without a bottoming plant are reported.