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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1565-1570
Fusion Economic | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24955
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A system model for scaling the cost and performance of ICF point designs to different operating conditions has been developed. The model allows changes in various figures of merit to be examined as a function of selected operating conditions. As a result, S/kWe can be optimized as a function of net electric output. A detailed description of the algorithms1 and users guide2 can be obtained through LLNL. This report provides an overview of the philosophy that motivated the performance and cost models, and illustrates the model results with an example.