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LIFE Target Fabrication Research Plan, September 2008.

DE2009945632

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Miles, R.; Biener, J.; Kucheyev, S.; Montesanti, R.; Satcher, J.; Spadaccini, C.; Rose, K.; Wang, M.; Hamza, A.; Alexander, N.; Brown, L.; Hund, J.; Petzoldt, R.; Sweet, W.; Goodin, D.
Page Count	76
Abstract	The target-system for the baseline LIFE fast-ignition target was analyzed to establish a preliminary estimate for the costs and complexities involved in demonstrating the technologies needed to build a prototype LIFE plant. The baseline fast-ignition target upon which this analysis was developed is shown in Figure 1.0-1 below. The LIFE target-system incorporates requirements for low-cost, high throughput manufacture, high-speed, high accuracy injection of the target into the chamber, production of sufficient energy from implosion and recovery and recycle of the imploded target material residue. None of these functions has been demonstrated to date. Existing target fabrication techniques which lead to current 'hot spot' target costs of (approx.) $100,000 per target and at a production rate of 2/day are unacceptable for the LIFE program. Fabrication techniques normally used for low-cost, low accuracy consumer products such as toys must be adapted to the high-accuracy LIFE target. This will be challenge. A research program resulting is the demonstration of the target-cycle technologies needed for a prototype LIFE reactor is expected to cost (approx.) $51M over the course of 5 years.
Keywords	Lasers Inertial fusion Fabrication Targets Accuracy Consumer products Implosions Production Research programs Chamber walls
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200911

LIFE Target Fabrication Research Plan, September 2008.

LIFE Target Fabrication Research Plan, September 2008.
DE2009945632

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Miles, R.; Biener, J.; Kucheyev, S.; Montesanti, R.; Satcher, J.; Spadaccini, C.; Rose, K.; Wang, M.; Hamza, A.; Alexander, N.; Brown, L.; Hund, J.; Petzoldt, R.; Sweet, W.; Goodin, D.
Page Count	76
Abstract	The target-system for the baseline LIFE fast-ignition target was analyzed to establish a preliminary estimate for the costs and complexities involved in demonstrating the technologies needed to build a prototype LIFE plant. The baseline fast-ignition target upon which this analysis was developed is shown in Figure 1.0-1 below. The LIFE target-system incorporates requirements for low-cost, high throughput manufacture, high-speed, high accuracy injection of the target into the chamber, production of sufficient energy from implosion and recovery and recycle of the imploded target material residue. None of these functions has been demonstrated to date. Existing target fabrication techniques which lead to current 'hot spot' target costs of (approx.) $100,000 per target and at a production rate of 2/day are unacceptable for the LIFE program. Fabrication techniques normally used for low-cost, low accuracy consumer products such as toys must be adapted to the high-accuracy LIFE target. This will be challenge. A research program resulting is the demonstration of the target-cycle technologies needed for a prototype LIFE reactor is expected to cost (approx.) $51M over the course of 5 years.
Keywords	Lasers Inertial fusion Fabrication Targets Accuracy Consumer products Implosions Production Research programs Chamber walls
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200911