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The fusion hybrid

MAY 01, 1979
Using fusion reactions for breeding fissile materials in addition to producing electric power may provide us with a safe and economic way to extend our energy resources.
Hans A. Bethe

In the last few years nuclear fusion by magnetic confinement has made great progress. However, an economical pure fusion power plant is still many years away. In this article I will discuss how a combination of fusion and fission power might be much closer, and might be very helpful both to fission and fusion power.

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References

  1. 1. H. A. Feiveson, F. von Hippel, R. H. Williams, Science 203, 330 (1979).https://doi.org/SCIEAS

  2. 2. Y. I. Chang, C. E. Till, R. R. Rudolph, J. R. Deen, M. J. King, Argonne National Laboratory Report RSS‐TM‐4 (19 July 1977).

  3. 3. R. Avery et al. Fusion–fission hybrid study, Argonne National Laboratory, July 1978.

  4. 4. H. A. Bethe, Nuclear News, 21, no. 7, 41 (May 1978).

More about the authors

Hans A. Bethe, Cornell University.

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Volume 32, Number 5

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