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This paper presents the conceptual design of a compact self-sustaining energy source based on a metastable protostellar configuration. The core consists of Pu-239 surrounded by neutron reflectors and moderated by Cf-252, encased in layers of beryllium and a laser-compressed shell. Plasma is magnetically confined using adaptive containment fields. This system aims to reach a metastable equilibrium between solid and liquid phases of nuclear fuel. Energy output, confinement requirements, and hazard scenarios are modeled, suggesting feasibility for multi-year operations with net energy gain.
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Title Metastable fission Protostar Reactor
This paper presents the conceptual design of a compact self-sustaining energy source based on a metastable protostellar configuration. The core consists of Pu-239 surrounded by neutron reflectors and moderated by Cf-252, encased in layers of beryllium and a laser-compressed shell. Plasma is magnetically confined using adaptive containment fields. This system aims to reach a metastable equilibrium between solid and liquid phases of nuclear fuel. Energy output, confinement requirements, and hazard scenarios are modeled, suggesting feasibility for multi-year operations with net energy gain.
Work type Architecture and engineering
Tags adaptive magnetic field confinement, femtosecond laser compression, californium 252, orbital energy supply, metastable fission, energy reactor
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Entry date Jul 23, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC
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Author 80.00 %. Holder SABATINI Anna Maria. Date Jul 23, 2025.
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