Published October 2010
| Version v1
Report
Fusion Energy and Climate Change
Creators
- 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 08543 (United States)
Description
Full text: Analysis of the energy modeling literature suggests that of the 12,000 GWe electric consumption projected in 2100, 30% may need to be provided by nuclear energy. The annual fueling for a 3600 GWe fleet of fast reactors would be enough to produce ∼ 1 million first-generation nuclear weapons per year. If fusion begins to enter commercial operation in 2050, and grows at a rate ≤ 0.84%/yr of the world electric market (fission grew in 1975 - 1990 at 1.2%/year of the then electric market) it can provide the needed electrical energy with much lower proliferation risk. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- 23. IAEA Fusion Energy Conference. Book of Abstracts
- Imprint Pagination
- 637 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 565
- Report number
- IAEA-CN--180
Conference
- Title
- 23. IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
- Acronym
- FEC 2010
- Dates
- 11-16 Oct 2010
- Place
- Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43046228
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CLIMATIC CHANGE; FAST REACTORS; FISSION; HAZARDS; MARKET; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; OPERATION; PROLIFERATION; SIMULATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; REACTORS; WEAPONS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- SEE--1-1Ra