Overview of fusion nuclear technology in the US

“…To date, available reviews on nuclear fusion reactors are outdated (Ribe, 1975;Post, 1976;Dabiri, 1988), focus on specific confinement approaches (Monsler et al, 1981;Ongena et al, 2016) or specific reactor systems (Muroga et al, 2002;Ihli et al, 2008), and are limited to specific regions (Andreani and Gasparotto, 2002;Morley et al, 2006;Tanaka, 2006). Given this, there is a need for a comprehensive framework of fusion reactors that takes into account the recent developments in the field, many of which are privatelyfunded, and on a global scale.…”

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Review of commercial nuclear fusion projects

Meschini,

Laviano,

Ledda

et al. 2023

Front. Energy Res.

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Nuclear fusion technologies have re-gained momentum in the last decade thanks to their disruptive potential in different fields, such as energy production and space propulsion, and to new technological developments, especially high temperature superconductor tapes, which allow overcoming previous performance or design limits. To date, reviews of recent nuclear fusion designs are lacking. Therefore, this paper aims at giving a comprehensive overview of nuclear fusion concepts for industrial applications with a focus on the private sector. The designs are classified according to the three leading concepts for plasma confinement, namely, magnetic confinement, inertial confinement and magneto-inertial confinement. The working principles of the main devices are described in detail to highlight strengths and weaknesses of the different designs. The importance of the public sector on private projects is discussed. The technological maturity is estimated, and the main criticalities for each project are identified. Finally, the geographical distribution of the companies (or public institutions) pursuing the design of fusion devices for commercial applications is reported.

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“…Lithium aluminates are active catalysts for the hydrophosphinization of alkynes, alkenes and carbodiimides 13 . Lithium-based ceramics have been identifi ed as the most important material for obtaining tritium in Test Modules (TBMs) of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Project, ITER 14- 18 .…”

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Reinvestigations of the Li₂O–Al₂O₃ system. Part I: LiAlO₂ and Li₃AlO₃

Tabero

Frąckowiak

Dąbrowska

2021

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Reinvestigations of the Li2O–Al2O3 system focused on the synthesis and properties of LiAlO2 and Li3AlO3 phases have been performed with the help of XRD and IR measuring techniques and Li2CO3, LiOH·H2O, Al2O3-sl., α-Al2O3, Al(NO3)3·9H2O and boehmite as reactants. Results of investigations have shown the formation of α-, β-, and γ- polymorphs of LiAlO2. It was found that only the use of LiOH·H2O as a reactant yields to β-LiAlO2 as a reaction product. On the other hand, it was proved that Li3AlO3 does not form in the Li2O–Al2O3 system. A new method for the synthesis of α-LiAlO2 was developed, consisting in grinding the mixture of Li2CO3 and Al(NO3)3·9H2O and heating the obtained paste at the temperature range of 400–600 °C. The IR spectroscopy was used to characterize obtained phases.

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Overview of fusion nuclear technology in the US

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Optimization activities on design studies of LHD-type reactor FFHR

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Optimization activities on design studies of LHD-type reactor FFHR

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Review of commercial nuclear fusion projects

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