Performance Parameters for Fusion-Fission Power Systems

Research Needs for Fusion-Fission Hybrid Systems

Power Conversion System Point Design for Molten - Salt - Cooled Fission and Fusion Energy Systems

This report describes three 2400-MW(t) reference point designs for the moltencoolant gas cycle (MCGC), based on the current power conversion unit (PCU) designs for the GT-MHR. A very-high-temperature helium cycle with a 900°C turbine inlet temperature achieves a thermodynamic efficiency of 54% and net electric output of 1300 MW(e), while a low-temperature helium cycle with a 600°C turbine inlet...

Prospects for attractive fusion power systems

As one of the alternative sources of energy for the future, fusion power must demonstrate that it can be a safe, clean and economically attractive option in a diverse and competitive energy marketplace. Conceptual power-plant design studies for both magneticand inertial-confinement approaches allows one to translate commercial requirements into design features that must be met if fusion is to p...

FISSION FRAGMENT ANGULAR ANISOTROPIES AND INERTIA PARAMETERS

An analysis of selected fission fragment angular distributions from helium-ion induced fission is made using an exact theoretical expression. Theoretical anisotropies obtained with the transition state model are compared with their corresponding values deduced from the statistical scission model. The nuclear moment of inertia extracted from the model calculations are compared with their est...

Fission–fusion populations

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