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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
G. L. Kulcinski, J. P. Blanchard, G. A. Emmert, L. A. El-Guebaly, H. Khater, C. W. Maynard, E. A. Mogahed, J. E Santarius, M. E. Sawan, I. N. Sviatoslavsky, L. J. Wittenberg
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 3 | May 1992 | Pages 1779-1783
Alternate Concept and Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29978
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A comparison of the key features of the D-3He Apollo and the DT Aries fusion power reactor designs is made. The reduction in neutron production from the D-3He reaction has a major effect on the performance of Tokamak reactors. One of the biggest impacts is the low radiation damage rate in D-3He systems which allows a permanent first wall to be utilized.. The reduction in radioactivity in D-3He reactors has a particularly advantageous effect on the storage of wastes as well as on the safety to the public in the event of the worst conceivable accident. The more difficult D-3He physics requirements are offset by the technological advantages of using this fuel in place of the DT cycle.