Nuclear Fuel Cycle with the CFNS (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Nuclear Fuel Cycle with the CFNS

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This illustration shows how a compact fusion-fission hybrid would fit into a nuclear fuel cycle. The fusion-fission hybrid can use fusion reactions to burn nuclear waste as fuel (people are shown for scale). It would produce energy and could be used to help destroy the most toxic, long-lived waste from nuclear power. The hybrid would be made possible by a crucial invention from physicists at the University of Texas at Austin called the Super X Divertor.

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Angela Wong

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