Title :
Blanket Concepts for Alternate Fusion Energy Options
Author_Institution :
TSI Res. Inc.,, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Abstract :
The fusion-fission hybrid concept has attractive applications, including destruction of plutonium and minor actinides, and energy extraction from fissionable materials such as uranium. A fusion-fission hybrid may help to eliminate the plutonium and minor actinides generated as byproducts in the once-through fuel-cycle fission power plants. A fusion power of 1000 MW may help to eliminate 1000 metric tons of fission spent fuel actinides in 100 full-power years
Keywords :
fusion reactor blankets; hybrid reactors; plutonium; radioactive waste disposal; radioactive waste processing; uranium; blanket concepts; energy extraction; fission products disposal; fission spent fuel actinides; fissionable materials; fusion energy; fusion-fission hybrid concept; minor actinides reprocessing; once-through fuel-cycle fission power plants; plutonium reprocessing; uranium; Fuels; Fusion power generation; Hybrid power systems; Inductors; Lead; Neutrons; Plasma applications; Power generation; Solids; Zirconium; fusion-fission hybrid; minor actinides; plutonium;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering 2005, Twenty-First IEEE/NPS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
0-4244-0150-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-4244-0150-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2005.252898
