Diagnostics Development on the Route Towards Fusion Reactors
Diagnostics Development on the Route Towards Fusion Reactors

Author: Didier Mazon

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783030305888

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Thermonuclear fusion could offer a feasible and sustainable solution to future energy production needs. In this book, internationally prominent experts present lectures on their experiences with fusion reactors, sharing comprehensive information on diagnostic methods and how to interpret the results obtained with different methods. The lecturers focus on diagnostic developments for a tokamak demonstration fusion reactor (DEMO) and for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), which will face unprecedented challenges: as it uses tritium to fuel the reaction, it also produces extremely high temperatures, high-energy neutron flux and intense gamma radiation. The lectures cover a diverse range of topics, including magnetic fusion confinement (tokamak, stellerators), Inertial Confinement Fusion lasers, and plasma physics, with a particular focus on measurement applications and associated physics in connection with ITER and DEMO. They describe current developments in theory and experiments, while also discussing the fundamentals of this fusion reactor technology field. As such, the lectures offer a valuable resource for all students and researchers who are new to the field.

Diagnostics Development on the Route Towards Fusion Reactors
Diagnostics Development on the Route Towards Fusion Reactors

Author: Didier Mazon

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783030305888

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Thermonuclear fusion could offer a feasible and sustainable solution to future energy production needs. In this book, internationally prominent experts present lectures on their experiences with fusion reactors, sharing comprehensive information on diagnostic methods and how to interpret the results obtained with different methods. The lecturers focus on diagnostic developments for a tokamak demonstration fusion reactor (DEMO) and for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), which will face unprecedented challenges: as it uses tritium to fuel the reaction, it also produces extremely high temperatures, high-energy neutron flux and intense gamma radiation. The lectures cover a diverse range of topics, including magnetic fusion confinement (tokamak, stellerators), Inertial Confinement Fusion lasers, and plasma physics, with a particular focus on measurement applications and associated physics in connection with ITER and DEMO. They describe current developments in theory and experiments, while also discussing the fundamentals of this fusion reactor technology field. As such, the lectures offer a valuable resource for all students and researchers who are new to the field.

Magnetic Fusion Technology
Magnetic Fusion Technology

Author: Thomas J. Dolan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-02-10

Total Pages: 816

ISBN-13: 1447155564

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Magnetic Fusion Technology describes the technologies that are required for successful development of nuclear fusion power plants using strong magnetic fields. These technologies include: • magnet systems, • plasma heating systems, • control systems, • energy conversion systems, • advanced materials development, • vacuum systems, • cryogenic systems, • plasma diagnostics, • safety systems, and • power plant design studies. Magnetic Fusion Technology will be useful to students and to specialists working in energy research.

Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research
Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 0309487439

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Fusion offers the prospect of virtually unlimited energy. The United States and many nations around the world have made enormous progress toward achieving fusion energy. With ITER scheduled to go online within a decade and demonstrate controlled fusion ten years later, now is the right time for the United States to develop plans to benefit from its investment in burning plasma research and take steps to develop fusion electricity for the nation's future energy needs. At the request of the Department of Energy, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a committee to develop a strategic plan for U.S. fusion research. The final report's two main recommendations are: (1) The United States should remain an ITER partner as the most cost-effective way to gain experience with a burning plasma at the scale of a power plant. (2) The United States should start a national program of accompanying research and technology leading to the construction of a compact pilot plant that produces electricity from fusion at the lowest possible capital cost.

Diagnostics for Experimental Thermonuclear Fusion Reactors
Diagnostics for Experimental Thermonuclear Fusion Reactors

Author: Giuseppe Gorini

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 1461303699

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This book of proceedings collects the papers presented at the Workshop on Diagnostics for ITER, held at Villa Monastero, Varenna (Italy), from August 28 to September 1, 1995. The Workshop was organised by the International School of Plasma Physics "Piero Caldirola. " Established in 1971, the ISPP has organised over fifty advanced courses and workshops on topics mainly related to plasma physics. In particular, courses and workshops on plasma diagnostics (previously held in 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, and 1991) can be considered milestones in the history of this institution. Looking back at the proceedings of the previous meetings in Varenna, one can appreciate the rapid progress in the field of plasma diagnostics over the past 20 years. The 1995 workshop was co-organised by the Istituto di Fisica del Plasma of the National Research Council (CNR). In contrast to previous Varenna meetings on diagnostics, which have covered diagnostics in present-day tokamaks and which have had a substantial tutorial component, the 1995 workshop concentrated specifically on the problems and challenges of ITER diagnostics. ITER (the International Thennonuclear Experimental Reactor, a joint venture of Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States, presently under design) will need to measure a wide range of plasma parameters in order to reach and sustain high levels of fusion power. A list of the measurement requirements together with the parameter ranges, target measurement resolutions, and accuracies provides the starting point for selecting a list of candidate diagnostic systems.

Nuclear Energy and the Evolution of Fission to Fusion Power
Nuclear Energy and the Evolution of Fission to Fusion Power

Author: Ronald Legarski

Publisher: SolveForce

Published: 2024-09-18

Total Pages: 874

ISBN-13:

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Nuclear Energy and the Evolution of Fission to Fusion Power: The Role of Plasma and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Bridging Technologies by Ronald Legarski, Yash Patel, and Zoltan Csernus offers an authoritative exploration of the development and future of nuclear energy. The book traces the journey from the discovery of nuclear fission to the emerging promise of fusion power, highlighting the role of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and plasma technologies in advancing clean energy. Ronald Legarski, an expert in simplifying complex technical ideas, delves into how nuclear advancements, including SMRs and grid technologies, can revolutionize energy production. Yash Patel, an accomplished entrepreneur and trained Nuclear Engineer, contributes his extensive experience in project management and high-energy physics, providing insights into innovation and regulatory compliance in nuclear technology. Zoltan Csernus, with over 40 years of experience as a master electrician, specializes in power quality improvements and groundbreaking harmonics reduction technology, playing a key role in SMR and energy storage developments. This comprehensive guide is indispensable for energy professionals, engineers, and those looking to understand the future of nuclear power. It covers the scientific breakthroughs, reactor technologies, environmental considerations, and future prospects of nuclear energy, offering a thorough look at how fission and fusion technologies will help shape a sustainable energy future.

Advanced Diagnostics for Magnetic and Inertial Fusion
Advanced Diagnostics for Magnetic and Inertial Fusion

Author: Peter E. Stott

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-06-28

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1441986960

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Diagnostics for Magnetic and Inertial Fusion, held September 3-7, 2001 at Villa Monastero, Varenna, Italy. This volume focuses on future diagnostic requirements for fusion energy research emphasizing advanced diagnostics, new techniques and areas where further progress is required.

Fusion Reactor Design
Fusion Reactor Design

Author: Takashi Okazaki

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-03-14

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 3527414037

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Fusion Reactor Design Provides a detailed overview of fusion reactor design, written by an international leader in the field Nuclear fusion—generating four times as much energy from the same mass of fuel as nuclear fission—is regarded by its proponents as a viable, eco-friendly alternative to gas-fired, coal-fired, and conventional power plants. Although the physics of nuclear fusion is essentially understood, the construction of prototype reactors currently presents significant technical challenges. Fusion Reactor Design: Plasma Physics, Fuel Cycle System, Operation and Maintenance provides a systematic, reader-friendly introduction to the characteristics, components, and critical systems of fusion reactors. Focusing on the experimental Tokamak reactor, this up-to-date resource covers relevant plasma physics, necessary technology, analysis methods, and the other aspects of fusion reactors. In-depth chapters include derivations of key formulas, figures highlighting physical and structural characteristics of fusion reactors, illustrative numerical calculations, practical design examples, and more. Designed to help researchers and engineers understand and overcome the technological difficulties in making fusion power a reality, this volume: Provides in-depth knowledge on controlled thermonuclear fusion and its large-scale application in both current fusion reactors and future test reactors Covers plasma analysis, plasma equilibrium and stability, and plasma transport and confinement, and safety considerations Explains each component of fusion reactors, including divertors, superconducting coils, plasma heating and current drive systems, and vacuum vessels Discusses safety aspects of fusion reactors as well as computational approaches to safety aspects of fusion reactors Fusion Reactor Design: Plasma Physics, Fuel Cycle System, Operation and Maintenance is required reading for undergraduate and graduate students studying plasma physics and fusion reactor technology, and an important reference for nuclear physicists, nuclear reactor manufacturers, and power engineers involved in fusion reactor research and advanced technology development.

Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets
Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2013-07-17

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 0309270626

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In the fall of 2010, the Office of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Secretary for Science asked for a National Research Council (NRC) committee to investigate the prospects for generating power using inertial confinement fusion (ICF) concepts, acknowledging that a key test of viability for this concept-ignition -could be demonstrated at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the relatively near term. The committee was asked to provide an unclassified report. However, DOE indicated that to fully assess this topic, the committee's deliberations would have to be informed by the results of some classified experiments and information, particularly in the area of ICF targets and nonproliferation. Thus, the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets ("the panel") was assembled, composed of experts able to access the needed information. The panel was charged with advising the Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems on these issues, both by internal discussion and by this unclassified report. A Panel on Fusion Target Physics ("the panel") will serve as a technical resource to the Committee on Inertial Confinement Energy Systems ("the Committee") and will prepare a report that describes the R&D challenges to providing suitable targets, on the basis of parameters established and provided to the Panel by the Committee. The Panel on Fusion Target Physics will prepare a report that will assess the current performance of fusion targets associated with various ICF concepts in order to understand: 1. The spectrum output; 2. The illumination geometry; 3. The high-gain geometry; and 4. The robustness of the target design. The panel addressed the potential impacts of the use and development of current concepts for Inertial Fusion Energy on the proliferation of nuclear weapons information and technology, as appropriate. The Panel examined technology options, but does not provide recommendations specific to any currently operating or proposed ICF facility.