Environment and safety features of a Lawrence Livermore Laboratory laser fusion reactor design

A fluid wall reactor concept has evolved at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory incorporating the environmental and safety advantages of earlier designs. In addition, the new reactor operates at high power densities, resulting in less radioactive and inert waste than previous designs. Use of limited resource materials such as lithium, chromium, and nickel is reduced. The ferritic steel used in the reactor results in lower radioactivity in safety, maintenance, and environmental effects when compared to levels present in similar stainless steel structures. Results of radioactivity computations using a new two-dimensional computer code are presented