Conceptual design for a D-/sup 3/He IEC pilot plant

Abstract

Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion is well-suited for the burning of advanced fuels, such as D-/sup 3/He. Small-scale experiments at the University of Illinois have produced encouraging results and are the basis for a conceptual design of a 25-MW D-/sup 3/He gridded IEC reactor. Viewed as a pilot plant, this reactor would be used to demonstrate a net power production and to study engineering problems related to high-voltage energy conversion.