An assessment of the prospects for inertial fusion energy

An assessment of the prospects for inertial fusion energy /

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"The potential for using fusion energy to produce commercial electric power was first explored in the 1950s. Harnessing fusion energy offers the prospect of a nearly carbon-free energy source with a virtually unlimited supply of fuel. Unlike nuclear fission plants, appropriately designed fusion...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2013
Subjects:
Inertial confinement fusion > United States > Evaluation.
Inertial confinement fusion > Research > United States.
Nuclear energy > Technological innovations > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Status and Challenges for Inertial Fusion Energy Drivers and Targets
  • Inertial Fusion Energy Technologies
  • A Roadmap for Inertial Fusion Energy
  • Appendix A: The Basic Science of Inertial Fusion Energy
  • Appendix B: Statements of Task
  • Appendix C: Agendas for Committee Meetings and Site Visits
  • Appendix D: Agendas for Meetings of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets
  • Appendix E: Bibliography of Previous Inertial Confinement Fusion Studies Consulted by the Committee
  • Appendix F: Foreign Inertial Fusion Energy Programs
  • Appendix G: Glossary and Acronyms
  • Appendix H: Summary from the Report of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets (Unclassified Version)
  • Appendix I: Technical Discussion of the Recent Results from the National Ignition Facility
  • Appendix J: Detailed Discussion of Technology Applications Event Profiles.

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