Complexity and Availability for Fusion Power Plants: The Potential Advantages of Inertial Fusion Energy

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-316

  Perkins, L John ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUSION REACTIONS; MAINTAINABILITY; RELIABILITY;

FUSION POWER PLANTS; INTERNAL FUSION ENERGY;

REACTOR CORES;

EID: 0031336502     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021842402879     Document Type: Article

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