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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
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.
James K. Hoffer, Larry R. Foreman, Jorge J. Sanchez, Evan R. Mapoles, John D. Sheliak
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 529-533
Inertial Fusion Drivers and Targets | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11962993
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New experiments in a NIF-scale toroidal cylinder have resulted in true shadowgraphs of the DT ice surface. The spectral analysis of the images summed over ℓ-modes 2 through 256 reveal that the surface roughness reaches values just below 1.0 μm at temperatures of 19 K and above. Summing only modes ℓ ≥10, the partial surface roughness is below 0.7 μm at 19.5 K. These results indicate that native beta-layering will be sufficient to meet the NIF requirements for DT ice surface finish for both Be and CH ablating shells.
The toroidal cylinder incorporates a linear heater along the cylindrical axis to test the concept of surface enhancement due to heat assisted beta-layering in DT. Additionally, with the use of this heater it is possible to symmetrize a pure D2 layer.
