Utility perspective on inertial confinement fusion electric power generating plants

This paper will describe the work on developing the utility guidelines, and the potential environmental and licensing issues which have been identified from the examination of the various parts of the ICF fusion plant design. Specifically, we will discuss the parameters making up the utility guidelines, the use of large volumes of liquid lithium, the tritium inventory and the pellet metal radioactive wastes. Additional issues that impact the acceptability of the power plant include classified facilities, and the use of natural resources. Also, the methodology will be described that is used by the utilities to make economic decisions and judgements between competing technologies