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Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
George H. Miley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | November 1998 | Pages 484-488
Nonelectrical Applications | doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963659
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The possible development of confined fusing plasma devices for near-term applications such as neutron activation analysis is discussed. The inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) device is used as an example. Current units are being developed for use as a low-yield portable neutron source for NAA. The strategy for extension to an intense neutron source for uses such as neutron damage studies is discussed. The “in-line” development of fusing plasma applications is viewed as an important supporting element in the longer term progress of fusion power development.
