Most of the studies and experiments on nuclear fusion are currently devoted to the Deuterium-Tritium (DT) fuel cycle. The recent stress on safety by the world community has stimulated the research on 'advanced' reactions, such as Deuterium-Helium-3 (DHe3). IGNITOR is a proposed compact high magnetic field tokamak. A design evolution of IGNITOR in the direction of a reactor using a DHe3 fuel cycle has led to the proposal of the Candor experiment. Low activation materials are only a partial response to the requirement of a really environmentally sound fusion reactor: exploring other possible fusion reactions such as the DeuteriumHelium-3 one is a more efficient solution. The "zero-waste" option is a clear advantage of fusion power versus fission, in view of its ultimate safety and public acceptance. Fusion reactors with advanced DHe3 fuel cycle turn out to have quite outstanding environmental advantages.
D-He3 Fusion reactors as a clean energy source / Zucchetti, Massimo. - CD-ROM. - 1:(2015), pp. 325-329. (Intervento presentato al convegno INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY SYSTEMS. ISTANBUL, 2015 tenutosi a Istanbul (Turchia) nel 23-25 Dicembre 2015) [10.13140/RG.2.1.4603.9122].
D-He3 Fusion reactors as a clean energy source
ZUCCHETTI, MASSIMO
2015
Abstract
Most of the studies and experiments on nuclear fusion are currently devoted to the Deuterium-Tritium (DT) fuel cycle. The recent stress on safety by the world community has stimulated the research on 'advanced' reactions, such as Deuterium-Helium-3 (DHe3). IGNITOR is a proposed compact high magnetic field tokamak. A design evolution of IGNITOR in the direction of a reactor using a DHe3 fuel cycle has led to the proposal of the Candor experiment. Low activation materials are only a partial response to the requirement of a really environmentally sound fusion reactor: exploring other possible fusion reactions such as the DeuteriumHelium-3 one is a more efficient solution. The "zero-waste" option is a clear advantage of fusion power versus fission, in view of its ultimate safety and public acceptance. Fusion reactors with advanced DHe3 fuel cycle turn out to have quite outstanding environmental advantages.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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