Fusion Reactor Technology

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: NERS 471. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Study of technological topics relevant to the engineering feasibility of fusion reactors as power sources. Basic magnetic fusion and inertial fusion reactor design. Problems of plasma confinement. Energy and particle balances in fusion reactors, neutronics and tritium breeding, and environmental aspects. Engineering considerations for ITER and NIF.