Safety, Environmental Impact, and Economic Prospects of Nuclear Fusion

I. Summary of General Studies on Safety, Environmental Impact and Cost of Magnetic Fusion.- Fusion Reactor Economic, Safety, and Environmental Prospects.- European Studies on Safety, Environmental Impact, and Cost of Magnetic Fusion Power.- General Methodology of Safety Analysis/Evaluation for Fusion Energy Systems (GEMSAFE) and its Applications.- Summary of the U.S. Senior Committee on Environmental, Safety, and Economic Aspects of Magnetic Fusion Energy (ESECOM).- II. General Program Evaluation.- The Energy Scene in the Mid-21st Century.- Review of Plasma Physics Constraints.- The Status of Inertial Confined Fusion Research in the US.- III. Feasibility Problems.- Main Issues in Fusion Reactor System Engineering.- Special Materials for Fusion Reactors.- Feasibility Aspects of the D-3He Fuel Cycle in Tokamak Power Reactor Plants.- Feasibility, Safety and Environmental Aspects of D-3He Fusion.- IV. Component Related Safety and Environmental Problems.- First Wall and Blanket Safety.- Tritium Environmental Risk in Future Fusion Reactors.- V. Safety and Economy of Fusion Proto-Reactors.- Safety and Environmental Impact of ITER/NET.- Cost Analysis of Next Step Devices and the Implications for Reactors.- Pulsed Versus Steady-State Reactor Operation in View of Safety and Economy.- VI. Panel Discussions and Conclusions.- Short Contributions: “Materials Selection for Fusion” (G.J. Butterworth);.- “Lessons from Fission — A Personal Perspective” (E.C. Brolin).- “Dose Limits for Fusion Reactors” (P. Rocco).- “Public Acceptance of Nuclear Fusion” (M. Snykers).- Panel Discussion on Safety and Environmental Impact of Fusion Reactors.- Panel Discussion on Economic Prospects of Fusion Reactors.- Concluding Panel.- VII. Miscellanea.- Participants.- International School of Fusion Reactor Technology.- Index, including explanation of abbreviations, acronyms, and radiological units.