A Laser Fusion Thorium Breeding Reactor

摘要

Main conclusions can be summarized as follows: 1. Thorium in liquid lithium coolant produces high quality nuclear fuel and multiplies fusion energy to a modest degree. 2. TRISO particles separate fission products and highly radio-active actinides from the coolant and enable simplified handling of the liquid metal coolant. 3. Liquid lithium is not damaged by radiation and therefore could likely to be recycled over a long period provided that no particle failure occurs during reactor operation. 4. Massive conversion of ~(232)Th to ~(233)U in a fusion reactor would multiply the nuclear fuel resources by two orders of magnitude.