A sustainable nuclear fuel cycle based on laser inertial fusion energy

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 547-565

  Moses, Edward I ^a,b   De La Rubia, Tomas Diaz ^a,b   Storm, Erik ^a,b   Latkowski, Jeffery F ^a,b   Farmer, Joseph C ^a,b   Abbott, Ryan P ^a,b   Kramer, Kevin J ^a,b   Peterson, Per F ^a,b   Shaw, Henry F ^b   Lehman Ii, Ronald F ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; LASER FUSION; LASER SAFETY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; THERMONUCLEAR FUSION;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

EID: 69549117218     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst09-34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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