An engineering test facility for heavy ion fusion - Options and scaling

The engineering test facility (ETF) for inertial fusion energy (IFE) is the development step preceding a demonstration power plant. As such, it must d emonstrate, in an integrated facility, performance of all the key subsystem s required for fusion energy production, including target production, injec tion and tracking, beam propagation and focusing, target gain and yield, ch amber response and recovery between shots, heat removal, tritium recovery, and plant safety. In the present work, we combine our current understanding of the target physics and technology, thick liquid wall chambers, and a he avy ion driver to investigate integrated system scaling and operating scena rios for an ETF for heavy ion fusion.