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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.
Cao Dong-Xing
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 959-963
Fusion-Fission Hybrids | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946967
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An efficient and safe blanket concept is proposed in which the periodically recirculative clad balls are used for tritium production. Tritium will be produced inside the blanket and recovered with the equipment outside the blanket at different temperatures.
If clad (depleted) uranium balls are used as a neutron multiplication medium, when coolant pressure (or flow) reduces to the minimum value predicted for safety, all balls automatically drop into passive cooling tanks to keep whole system in a safe condition. The system performance in different situations is given.