Lecture Notes in Physics

X Contents
9.3.1 Laser-InducedRadioactivity .........................136
9.3.2 Laser-Induced Photo-Fission of Actinides – Uranium
andThorium ......................................136
9.3.3 Laser-Driven Photo-Transmutation of Iodine-129 . . . . . . . 138
9.3.4 Encapsulation of Radioactive Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
9.3.5 Laser-InducedHeavyIonFusion......................139
9.3.6 Laser-Generated Protons and Neutrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
9.3.7 Laser Activation of Microspheres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
9.3.8 Tabletop Lasers for “Homeland Security” Applications . . . 143
9.4 Conclusions ...............................................145
References ......................................................145
10 High-brightness γ-Ray Generation
for Nuclear Transmutation
K. Imasaki, D. Li, S. Miyamoto, S. Amano, and T. Mochizuki .........147
10.1 Introduction...............................................147
10.2 PrinciplesofthisScheme....................................148
10.2.1 Laser Photon Storage Cavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
10.2.2 Photon–Electron Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
10.2.3 TargetInteraction ..................................152
10.3 Transmutation Experiment on New SUBARU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
10.3.1 γ-Ray Generation for the Transmutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
10.3.2 Nuclear Transmutation Rate Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
10.4 Transmutation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
10.4.1 γ-RayGenerationEfficiency .........................160
10.4.2 NeutronEffect .....................................161
10.4.3 SystemParameters .................................162
10.5 Conclusions ...............................................166
References ......................................................166
11 Potential Role of Lasers for Sustainable Fission Energy
Production and Transmutation of Nuclear Waste
C.D. Bowman and J. Magill .......................................169
11.1 Introduction...............................................169
11.2 EconomicsofNuclearPowerInitiatives .......................172
11.3 TechnologyFeaturesforNewInitiatives ......................173
11.4 TheSealedContinuousFlowReactor.........................174
11.5 Laser-InducedNuclearReactions ............................178
11.6 Introducing Fusion Neutrons into Waste Transmutation . . . . . . . . . 178
11.7 ComparisonoftheFissionandd–tFusionEnergyResources.....182
11.8 ImplicationsforFusionEnergyResearch ......................183
11.9 Summary and Conclusions – Implications for Nuclear Power R&D185
References ......................................................186
11.10 Appendix .................................................187