An ICF Tritium Production Reactor

W. R. Meier; T. J. McCarville; D. H. Berwald; J. D. Gordon; W. G. Steele

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39932

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 8 / Number 1P2B

An ICF Tritium Production Reactor

W. R. Meier, T. J. McCarville, D. H. Berwald, J. D. Gordon, W. G. Steele

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 8 / Number 1P2B / July 1985 / Pages 1208-1213

Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Technology / Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39932

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The conceptual design of an ICF tritium production reactor is described. The chamber design uses a beryllium multiplier and a liquid lithium breeder to achieve a tritium breeding ratio of 2.08. The annual net tritium production of this 532 MW_t plant is 16.9 kg, and the estimated cost of tritium is $8100/g.