An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy

This book describes and assesses the current status of IFE research in the United States; compares the various technical approaches to IFE; and identifies the scientific and engineering challenges associated with developing inertial confinement fusion (ICF) in particular as an energy source. It also provides guidance on an R&D roadmap at the conceptual level for a national program focusing on the design and construction of an inertial fusion energy demonstration plant.

Contents
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Status and Challenges for Inertial Fusion Energy Drivers and Targets
3 Inertial Fusion Energy Technologies
4 A Roadmap for Inertial Fusion Energy
Appendixes
A: The Basic Science of Inertial Fusion Energy
B: Statements of Task
C: Agendas for Committee Meetings and Site Visits
D: Agendas for Meetings of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets
E: Bibliography of Previous Inertial Confinement Fusion Studies Consulted by the Committee
F: Foreign Inertial Fusion Energy Programs
G: Glossary and Acronyms
H: Summary from the Report Of The Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets (Unclassified Version)
I: Technical Discussion of the Recent Results from the National Ignition Facility
J: Detailed Discussion of Technology Applications Event Profiles