aneutronic fusion

B is also a candidate as a fuel for aneutronic fusion.

Reactions that release no neutrons are referred to as Aneutronic fusion.

For the above reasons, most studies of aneutronic fusion concentrate on the reaction, p -B.

It is also more attractive for "advanced fuels" (see aneutronic fusion).

He believes that a dense plasma focus can also be used to produce useful aneutronic fusion energy.

These numbers are another indication that aneutronic fusion power will not be possible with any mainline confinement concept.

In terms of photoelectric: aneutronic fusion also loses much of its energy as light.

(Pebble bed, aneutronic fusion...) I sure hope we hit the demographic transition soon.

Another potential aneutronic fusion reaction is the proton-boron reaction:

Aneutronic fusion is any form of fusion power where neutrons carry no more than 1% of the total released energy.

If aneutronic fusion is the goal, then the most promising candidate may be the Hydrogen-1 (proton)/boron reaction:

Aneutronic fusion a category of nuclear reactions in which only a small part (or none) of the energy released is carried away by energetic neutrons.

However, the conditions required to harness aneutronic fusion are much more extreme than those required for the conventional deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel cycle.

In practice, D-D side reactions produce a significant number of neutrons, resulting in p-B being the preferred cycle for aneutronic fusion.

Successful aneutronic fusion would greatly reduce problems associated with neutron radiation such as ionizing damage, neutron activation, and requirements for biological shielding, remote handling, and safety.

These two possible fusion reactions do not produce neutrons, and thus no radioactivity or nuclear waste, so they open for the first time the possibility of human-made clean aneutronic fusion.

These are of little value with a D-T fuel cycle, where 80% of the power is in the neutrons, but are indispensable with aneutronic fusion, where less than 1% is.

He occurs in only minuscule amounts naturally on Earth, so it would either have to be bred from neutron reactions (counteracting the potential advantage of aneutronic fusion), or mined from extraterrestrial sources.

In the context of magnetic fusion energy, cyclotron radiation losses translate into a requirement for a minimum plasma energy density in relation to the magnetic field energy density (see Aneutronic fusion).

Despite the suggested advantages of aneutronic fusion, the vast majority of fusion research has gone toward D-T fusion because the technical challenges of hydrogen-boron (p -B) fusion are so formidable.

Bogdan Castle Maglich (also spelled Maglic or Maglić) (born August 5, 1928 in Sombor, Yugoslavia) is a nuclear physicist and the leading advocate of a purported non-radioactive aneutronic fusion energy source.

In principle, the Helium-3-Deuterium reaction or an aneutronic fusion reaction could be used to maximize the energy in charged particles and to minimize radiation, but it is highly questionable whether it is technically feasible to use these reactions.

As with the p-11B aneutronic fusion fuel cycle, most of the reaction energy is released as charged particles, reducing activation of the reactor housing and potentially allowing more efficient energy harvesting (via any of serveral speculative technologies).

Since the molecule decomposes in a plasma, yielding monoatomic boron ions, decaborane is potentially useful as a fuel for aneutronic fusion, and for low energy ion implantation of boron in the manufacture of semiconductors.

Since the confinement properties of conventional approaches to fusion such as the tokamak and laser pellet fusion are marginal, most proposals for aneutronic fusion are based on radically different confinement concepts, such as the Polywell and the Dense Plasma Focus.