scholarly journals Grazing incidence liquid metal mirrors (GILMM) as the final optics for laser inertial fusion energy power plants

10.2172/9876 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
R W Moir
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy

Developing target injection and tracking for inertial fusion energy power plants

2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 527-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.T Goodin ◽  
N.B Alexander ◽  
C.R Gibson ◽  
A Nobile ◽  
R.W Petzoldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy

scholarly journals Design of a kJ-class HiLASE laser as a driver for inertial fusion energy

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lucianetti ◽  
Magdalena Sawicka ◽  
Ondrej Slezak ◽  
Martin Divoky ◽  
Jan Pilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Cryogenic Cooling ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Main Amplifier ◽  
Diode Pumped ◽  
Phase Aberrations

Abstract We present the results of performance modeling of a diode-pumped solid-state HiLASE laser designed for use in inertial fusion energy power plants. The main amplifier concept is based on a He-gas-cooled multi-slab architecture similar to that employed in Mercury laser system. Our modeling quantifies the reduction of thermally induced phase aberrations and average depolarization in ${\mathrm{Yb}}^{{3+}}$ :YAG slabs by a combination of helium cryogenic cooling and properly designed (doping/width) cladding materials.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the commercialization of inertial fusion energy

2020 ◽  
Vol 379 (2189) ◽  
pp. 20200020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Koepke
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Fusion Energy ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Inertial Fusion ◽  
Inertial Fusion Energy ◽  
Fusion Power ◽  
The Government

Managing the IFE pathway to fusion electricity will involve management of commericalization scope, schedule, cost and risk. The technology pathway to economical fusion power comprises the commercialization scope. Industry assumes commercialization risk in fielding its own pre-pilot plant research programme for this compact-fusion pathway without the benefit of a federally coordinated IFE research and development programme. The cost of commercializing the mass-production of inexpensive targets and insisting on high reliability, availability, maintainability and inspectability has a major impact on the economics of commercializing fusion power plants. Schedule vulnerability for inertial fusion energy arises from the sensitivity of time-based roadmap stages to uncertainties in the pace of scientific understanding and technology development, as well as to unexpected and inexplicable changes of the budgeting process. Rather than rely on a time-based roadmap, a milestone-based roadmap is maximally appropriate, especially for industry and investors who are particularly well-suited to taking the risks associated with reaching the target milestones provided by the government. Milestones must be identified and optimally sequenced and the necessary resources must be delineated. Progress on the above factors, since the outcomes of recent U.S., U.K. and EUROfusion roadmapping exercises were released, are reported. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Prospects for high gain inertial fusion energy (part 2)’.

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