UCB ICF Research




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Fusion Research at U.C. Berkeley
- Magnetic Confinement Fusion
- Inertial Confinement Fusion
- Neutron Sources
- Plasma Sciences




Inertial Fusion Energy: A Tutorial on the Technology and Economics


Inertial Confinement Fusion Research at U.C. Berkeley





Overview

Graduate students and professors in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at U.C. Berkeley study a variety of topics related to inertial confinement fusion (ICF). From this UCB-ICF home page, you can find links to information about inertial fusion energy and related research projects now underway at UCB. We welcome researchers, prospective students, and the general public to explore ICF at Berkeley.



Inertial Fusion Energy: An Introduction

Our Inerial Fusion Energy Tutorial provides a detailed, non-technical, graphics-oriented introduction to the use of inertial confinement to produce fusion energy. We recommend these notes as a starting place for those interested in the potential of ICF as a future energy source.

UCB-ICF Research Areas

  • Target Chamber Dynamics

    Studies of the fluid dynamics and energy transport that occur in the chambers that couple IFE drivers to their targets.

  • ICF Target Design

    Joint research with LLNL and LBNL on ICF targets.

  • ICF Driver Development

    Joint research with LBNL and LLNL on heavy-ion driver beam and laser science and technology.


    • Updated 7/16/98
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    and the UCB Thermal Hydraulics Research Group
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