UW Madison researchers have designed a novel permanent magnet arrangement which can divert the magnetic field lines away from hot magnetically confined plasmas in open geometries such as mirrors and c...
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With recent increases in electricity prices and concerns about the climactic effect of burning fossil fuels, there is an increased interest in increasing nuclear power generation.
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an apparatus for transmutation of minor actinides using neutrons from an axisymmetric mirror fusion system. The separate neutron source allows simplified subcriti...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed cold-sprayed tantalum coatings configured to absorb a hydrogen species from an atmosphere, e.g., a gaseous region surrounding a plasma. The technology can be app...
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UW researchers developed an axisymmetric direct energy convertor (DEC) which can harvest the energy from the exhaust of an axisymmetric mirror, thereby increasing its energy gain. The configuration in...
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A method is described for forming duplex layers including an interlayer and a corrosion resistant boundary layer on a nuclear fuel rod cladding tube for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor. The meth...
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A method is provided for coating the substrate of a component, such as a zirconium alloy cladding tube, for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor under normal operating conditions and under high tempe...
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An apparatus for generating a highly energetic plasma employs a low-energy neutral beam injected into a magnetically contained mirror plasma to produce plasma ions boosted in energy to fusion levels b...
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