METHOD FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM DEUTERIUM AND ITS PRODUCTS BY JOINT FISSION AND FUSION REACTIONS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: nuclear engineering. SUBSTANCE: two fusion reactions of deuterium and deuterium (D-D) are initiated by high-energy fission products; to this end, heavy hydrogen isotopes are introduced in region of revolution of fissionable material to transform it into gas or plasma. To prevent occurrence of harmful 14 MeV neutrons due to tritium and deuterium resulting from D-D reaction, tritium and helium-3 are practically in no time, within less than 1 millisecond, brought out from D-D reaction zone. To raise emission of fission energy, products of these reactions, both primary and secondary ³He resulting from tritium disintegration, are introduced in D-D reaction zone. In the process, energy released in burning primary D-³He in the course of ³He reaction is 2.5 times higher than that produced from two D-D reactions and will be still higher in burning ³He resulting from tritium disintegration. For still higher emission of fission energy, additional ³He is introduced in fission and fusion reaction zone. EFFECT: increased emission of fusion energy. 3 cl, 2 dwg