Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems; Board on Physics and Astronomy; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council
Washington, D.C. National Academy of Sciences, 2013. 238 p. – ISBN-13:978-0-309-27081-6This book describes and assesses the current status of IFE research in the United States; compares the various technical approaches to IFE; and identifies the scientific and engineering challenges associated with developing inertial confinement fusion (ICF) in particular as an energy source. It also provides guidance on an R&D roadmap at the conceptual level for a national program focusing on the design and construction of an inertial fusion energy demonstration plant.Contents
Summary
Introduction
Status and Challenges for Inertial Fusion Energy Drivers and Targets
Inertial Fusion Energy Technologies
A Roadmap for Inertial Fusion Energy
Appendixes
A: The Basic Science of Inertial Fusion Energy
B: Statements of Task
C: Agendas for Committee Meetings and Site Visits
D: Agendas for Meetings of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets
E: Bibliography of Previous Inertial Confinement Fusion Studies Consulted by the Committee
F: Foreign Inertial Fusion Energy Programs
G: Glossary and Acronyms
H: Summary from the Report Of The Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets (Unclassified Version)
I: Technical Discussion of the Recent Results from the National Ignition Facility
J: Detailed Discussion of Technology Applications Event Profiles
