Performance targets for fusion-fission (hybrid) reactors
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The potential roles for various performance levels of hybrid power plants in the United States have been estimated for various scenarios which describe the systems with which the hybrid plants must compete. Due to the uncertainty in estimating the costs of hybrid power plants, a parametric approach was chosen to identify acceptable characteristics and associated tradeoffs. Because hybrid power plants produce substantial quantities of both plutonium and electricity, a simulation model is necessary which appropriately values each of these products. This would permit design tradeoffs and realistic interactions with other generating plants, such as Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors (LMFBRs) and Light Water Reactors (LWRs), to be estimated. A linear programming model nearly identical to that used for the recent LMFBR cost-benefit analysis was utilized for this purpose.
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The potential roles for various performance levels of hybrid power plants in the United States have been estimated for various scenarios which describe the systems with which the hybrid plants must compete. Due to the uncertainty in estimating the costs of hybrid power plants, a parametric approach was chosen to identify acceptable characteristics and associated tradeoffs. Because hybrid power plants produce substantial quantities of both plutonium and electricity, a simulation model is necessary which appropriately values each of these products. This would permit design tradeoffs and realistic interactions with other generating plants, such as Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors (LMFBRs) and Light Water Reactors (LWRs), to be estimated. A linear programming model nearly identical to that used for the recent LMFBR cost-benefit analysis was utilized for this purpose.
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