CAN Laser Driven Liquid-phase Transmutator Monitored Realtime by Fiber Laser

CAN Laser Driven Liquid-phase Transmutator Monitored Realtime by Fiber Laser

April 12, 2019 | T. Tajima | Paper

We introduce a method of transmutation of spent radioactive nuclei in a liquid molten salt solution with fusion neutrons through a series of energy enhancements from accelerated deuterons via fusion to fission. This method is a part of the partitioning & transmutation (P&T) approach for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel where P&T enables the reduction of duration and volume of the spent nuclear fuel storage.

First experimental measurements of a new fast ion driven micro-burst instability in a field-reversed configuration plasma

First experimental measurements of a new fast ion driven micro-burst instability in a field-reversed configuration plasma

October 2018 | B. Deng | Nuclear Fusion | Paper

In modern F experiments at TAE Technologies, classical FRC instabilities are suppressed
by advanced neutral beam injection and edge biasing methods, leading to high plasma confinement and fast ion pressure built-up which is comparable to the bulk plasma pressure.

Theory of ion dynamics and heating by magnetic pumping in FRC plasma

Theory of ion dynamics and heating by magnetic pumping in FRC plasma

July 2018 | J. Egedal | Physics of Plasmas | Paper

A new mathematical framework is developed for efficient evaluation of ion heating during magnetic pumping of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas. The topology of ion trajectories is examined through the use of action variables applied to a typical FRC equilibrium.