HIGH-YIELD ICF CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS AND POWER REACTORS

摘要

Cylindrical inertial confinement fusion reaction chambers are disclosed according to some embodiments of the invention. These chambers can include neutron moderating/absorbing material, radiation absorbing material, and debris collection material. These chambers can also include various injection ports, nozzles, beam ports, sacrificial layers, absorbers, coolant systems, etc. These chambers can be used with directional and/or omni-directional targets.

主权项

1. An inertial confinement fusion (ICF) chamber comprising:
a pressure vessel comprising:
a first dimension; anda second dimension, wherein the first dimension is longer than the second dimension; and a target insertion mechanism for positioning a directional target, wherein the directional target is configured to emit:
energy in a first direction that is aligned with the first dimension of the pressure vessel; andenergy in a second direction that is aligned with the second dimension of the pressure vessel, wherein the energy produced in the first direction is greater than the energy produced in the second direction.