Focus Fusion - '..aneutronic fuels .. no nuclear waste .. [could be] much cheaper than any existing energy sources..'

<blockquote>'Nobel laureate Stephen Chu, who stepped down as Secretary of Energy on April 22^nd, was the keynote speaker at the Rutgers Energy Institute Symposium on May 7^th. [<a href="[lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com] Plasma Physics</a>]’s Derek Shannon was able to chat at length about LPP’s achievements and challenges with Chu, although the secretary is prohibited from lobbying the department he formerly led. In May 2012, the current Energy Secretary, Ernie Moniz, was in attendance and <a href="[www.lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com] LPP’s latest papers while serving as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology</a>. LPP will update the Department of Energy and its Office of Fusion Sciences as our work progresses. In other fusion policy developments, a bipartisan quartet of senators—including Senator Ron Wyden, the <a href="[www.lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com] of LPP’s call for fusion hearings</a>—has requested that the <a href="[www.energy.senate.gov] Accountability Office investigate the costs of the ITER tokamak</a>. LPP hopes this will lead to greater support for a more diverse fusion program that includes both the tokamak and cheaper alternatives such as the plasma focus device.'

<a href="[www.lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com] May 14, 2013 Report</a>, page 6 (Source)</blockquote>


'..fusion with aneutronic fuels that produce no neutrons, and thus no nuclear waste .. aneutronic fuels also could potentially be much cheaper than any existing energy sources, as energy could be converted directly into electricity, avoiding the cost of steam turbines and generators usually used for conversion.'

<blockquote>'There was also a good exchange of views covering the benefits and challenges of aneutronic fusion. Both LPP and Tri-Alpha are aiming for fusion with aneutronic fuels that produce no neutrons, and thus no nuclear waste. LPP’s President and Chief Scientist, Eric J. Lerner, pointed out in his presentation that aneutronic fuels also could potentially be much cheaper than any existing energy sources, as energy could be converted directly into electricity, avoiding the cost of steam turbines and generators usually used for conversion. Other scientists agreed that eliminating neutrons from the main reaction would greatly simplify materials problems encountered using neutron-reducing fusion fuels like deuterium-tritium. Neutrons tend to destroy the materials that a DT reactor is made of, and aneutronic fuels avoid this problem. On the other hand, aneutronic fuels require higher temperatures than DT does. The event was a great opportunity to see the progress in fusion research, and an important step forward in beginning cooperative actions.'

- LPP Presentation at Google Solve for X, August 6, 2013</blockquote>


Context ('..turning away from nuclear power..' ) Nuclear '..a dangerous design, aging reactors and diminished margins of safety.'

<blockquote>Aneutronic fusion, 2013

The Focus Fusion Society

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