An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy
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
NASPress | 2013 | ISBN: 0309270812 9780309270816 | 238 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This 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.