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Mirror fusion reactors

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Conceptual design studies were made of fusion reactors based on the three current mirror-confinement concepts: the standard mirror, the tandem mirror, and the field-reversed mirror. Recent studies of the standard mirror have emphasized its potential as a fusion-fission hybrid reactor, designed to produce fuel for fission reactors. We have designed a large commercial hybrid and a small pilot-plant hybrid based on standard mirror confinement. Tandem mirror designs include a commercial 1000-MWe fusion power plant and a nearer term tandem mirror hybrid. Field-reversed mirror designs include a multicell commercial reactor producing 75 MWe and a single-cell pilot plant

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Imprint Title
Energy and technology review
Journal Page Range
p. 31-41.
Report number
UCRL--52000-78-9

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10446712
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
HYBRID REACTORS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; PLANNING; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; SPECIFICATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES