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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
David G. Nilson, John G. Woodworth
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 578-582
The ICF Laboratory Microfusion Facilty | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39760
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Thegeometrical layout for the 68 beams of the 10 megajoule laser shows the final optics placed at 25 meters from the target (see Fig. 1). The final optic will be a 2–5 cm thick debris shield ($40K each) which will be placed in front of a $200K focussing lens. Each of the 68 beams will deliver 150 kJ of 0.35 µm (3ω) light and will consist of either a 4×4 or a 2×8 array of beamlets, with each beamlet aperture having dimensions of 29 cm × 29 cm. This produces a 3ω energy density at the final optic of 12 J/cm2 average and 225-30 J/cm2 peak.