Prospects For A New Light Nuclei, Fission Fusion Energy Cycle
arXiv (Cornell University)(2023)
摘要
Future advanced nuclear rocket propulsion, and the availability of new
nuclear power cycle designs, will benefit substantially from the large current
investment in alternative nuclear energy that is underway today. We propose a
new nuclear cycle which includes the primary fission of lithium-6, followed by
secondary fusion of deuterium and tritium, and a secondary fission of lithium-7
by tritium. This cycle does not produce nuclear waste from its nuclear fuel,
since all byproducts of these cascade reactions are stable, provided that the
triton production during the primary reaction is fully consumed in the
secondary reactions. This cycle may, however, activate surrounding technical
materials from its neutron flux. This light-element nuclear fuel is readily
obtained through the ongoing expansion of the lithium mining industry and
electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling industries.
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light-nuclei,fission-fusion
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