Fast-fission tokamak breeder reactors

Autor: Ralph W. Moir, J. D. Lee, D. L. Jassby, C.P.C. Wong, R. H. Whitley, J.K. Garner, I. Maya, D. H. Berwald
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Journal of Fusion Energy. 5:171-180
ISSN: 1572-9591
0164-0313
Popis: A fast-fission blanket around a fusion plasma exploits high neutron multiplication for superior breeding and high-energy multiplication to generate significant net electrical power. A major improvement over previous fast-fission blanket concepts is the use of mobile fuel, namely a pebble-bed configuration with helium cooling. Upon loss of coolant, the mobile fuel can be gravity-dumped to a separately cooled dump tank before excessive temperatures are reached. The pebble bed is also compatible with rapid fuel exchange and a low-cost reprocessing method. With the ignited tokamak plasma producing 620 MW of fusion power, the net electric power is 1600 MWe and the annual fissile production exceeds 3 tonnes.
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