CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A FUSION-FISSION HYBRID REACTOR FOR TRANSMUTATION OF HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE

To assess the feasibility of the transmutation of long-lived radioacti ve waste using fusion-fission hybrid reactors, we are studying all the possible types of blanket, including a comparison of the thermal and fast neutron spectrum blankets. Conceptual designs of a small tokamak hybrid blanket with small inventory of actinides and fission products are presented. The small inventory of wastes makes the system safer. T he small hybrid reactor system based on a fusion core with experimenta l parameters to be realized in the near future can effectively transmu te actinides and fission products at a neutron wall loading of 1 MW m- 2. An innovative energy system is also presented, including a fusion d river, fuel breeder, high level waste transmuter, fission reactor and so on. An optimal combination of all types of reactor is proposed in t he system.