Driven magnetic fusion reactors : proceedings of the course [of the] International School of Fusion Reactor Technology, 'Ettore Majorana' Centre for Scientific Culture [organized by] Association CNEN Euratom, Comitato nationale per l'energia nucleare [hel

Driven Magnetic Fusion Reactors is a collection of papers from the Proceedings of the Course held in Erice-Trapani, Italy on September 18-26, 1978. This collection describes the reactor aspects, the devices, physics, and the common technologies of the''mirrors''and the''two component Tokamaks''approach. This book reviews the mirror approach, which is used in the magnetic fusion energy program in the U.S. This program focuses on the tandem mirror and field reversed mirror concepts. This book explains the physics of field reversed mirrors and the mirror fusion test facility. The mirror machine as capable of producing fusion reaction with many advantages compared to the mainline tokamak is also discussed. The text also describes other ways to construct a fusion reactor by using a small quantity of quadrupole minimum-B mirrors that are linked toroidally to form a closed-line containment system. This book then presents methods of operating a driven tokamak reactor using the beam heated tokamak BHT, the two-component TCT, and the hot ion tokamak. This collection also describes the roles of low-Q fusion devices, and that of the fission-fusion hybrid version. This text addresses the non-electrical applications of the fusion process that is being done in the U.S. Then this collection also discusses a global approach to the fuel cycles and the different energy strategies of the U.S., Europe, and Japan. This book addresses the many interests of nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, scientists, students, and academicians in the field of advanced physics. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv INTRODUCTION , Page 1 , Bruno BRUNELLI THE PHILOSOPHY OF FUSION RESEARCH , Pages 3-14 , R.F. Post U.S. MIRROR PROGRAM , Pages 17-34 , T.K. Fowler TANDEM MIRROR PHYSICS AND TMX , Pages 35-52 , T.K. Fowler THE PHYSICS OF FIELD REVERSED MIRRORS , Pages 53-85 , R.F. Post THE MIRROR FUSION TEST FACILITY , Pages 87-104 , R.F. Post THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF Q FOR MIRROR REACTORS — COMBINATIONS OF Q AND M WHICH LOOK PROMISING , Pages 105-120 , R.W. Werner TANDEM MIRROR REACTORS , Pages 121-138 , G.A. Carlson FIELD-REVERSED MIRROR REACTOR , Pages 139-154 , G.A. Carlson TOROIDALLY LINKED MIRRORS , Pages 155-187 , C.J.H. Watson BEAM DRIVEN BUMPY TORUS REACTOR , Page 189 , J.T. Woo MIRROR HYBRID REACTORS , Pages 191-216 , R.W. Moir, J.D. Lee BEAM AND PLASMA DIRECT CONVERTERS , Pages 217-235 , R.W. Moir SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS FOR MIRROR MACHINES , Pages 237-250 , G.A. Carlson PHYSICS OF THE TWO-COMPONENT AND HOT ION TOKAMAKS , Pages 253-265 , J.G. Cordey TFTR STATUS REPORT , Pages 267-296 , P.J. Reardon PLASMA PARAMETRIC STUDIES AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF DRIVEN FUSION REACTORS: I. Parametric Plasma Analysis of Two Component and Maxwellian Amplifiers (TCA and MFA), II. Advanced Fusion Fuels (D- 3 He) Operated in the MFA Mode as Reactors and D-T Burn Simulators, III. Applications of Driven Tokamaks — The Engineering Test Reactor and Fission-Fusion Hybrids , Pages 297-345 , R.W. Conn NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTORS , Pages 347-367 , F.P.G. Valckx NON-ELECTRIC FUSION ENERGY APPLICATIONS , Pages 371-402 , S.L. Bogart A GLOBAL APPROACH TO FUEL CYCLES? , Pages 403-422 , U. Farinelli HYBRIDS AS FUEL FACTORIES: CUMULATIVE FUEL COMMITMENT FOR LIGHT WATER REACTORS: IS THERE A “URANIUM CRUNCH?” THE FUSION-FISSION FUEL FACTORY CAN HELP , Pages 423-434 , R.W. Werner THE HYBRIDS IN THE ENERGY STRATEGIES: U.S.A. ENERGY STRATEGY , Pages 435-440 , S.L. Bogart FUSION WITHIN A EUROPEAN ENERGY STRATEGY , Pages 441-447 , R. Carruthers POSSIBLE NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGY IN JAPAN (POSSIBILITY OF FUSION-FISSION HYBRID REACTOR) , Pages 449-461 , Y. Seki ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON HYBRID REACTORS , Pages 463-473 , U. Farinelli, S.L. Bogart, R. Carruthers, Y. Seki LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 475-476