Open AccessARE THE HYBRID NUCLEAR REACTORS THE ANSWER FOR THE FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS?
Author(s) -
A. Blagoev
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.32006/eeep.2020.1.4049
Subject(s) - nuclear engineering , nuclear fusion , nuclear fission , radioactive waste , nuclear power , hazardous waste , fusion power , resource (disambiguation) , environmental science , fission , neutron , computer science , waste management , nuclear physics , engineering , physics , plasma , computer network
Now the chances to get the energy released by the transformation of nuclei (fusion and fission) are significantly larger than they were 10 or 20 years ago due to the development of the hybrid nuclear reactors. They can provide energy with abundant resource, safe, and clean at reasonable cost. The research in nuclear fusion shows that several of the present day plasma devises (both stationary and pulse) have the potential to become the background of a hybrid (fusion-fission) industrial facility for energy production. They will burn the high-level radioactive waste, thus closing the nuclear cycle and will hinder the spread of hazardous materials. A breakthrough in nuclear power is expected in the near future, whichever of the three technologies - fast neutron reactors, accelerators driven systems or fusion-fission hybrid reactors will prove to be the most technologically or economically viable base for hybrid reactors.