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THE NOVETTE PROJECT - COST & SCHEDULE
K. R. Manes
INTRODUCTION
When an extremely intense beam of laser light strikes a microscopic
target containing deuterium-tritium fuel, it can generate an energetic
plasma by imploding the fuel capsule. The rapid rise in temperature and
density in the inertially confined D-T fuel produces a tiny but powerful
thermonuclear explosion. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has
been the scene of active inertial confinement fusion, or ICF, research
since 1969, with the goal of eventually achieving usable power from a
future ICF reactor.
As recently as 1979, controversy raged over the relative
effectiveness of different lasers as fusion drivers. Today the
preponderance of evidence favors a green to near-ultraviolet laser and we
have assembled such a source for multikilojoule target experiments. The
Novette laser-target interaction system fulfills this requirement by
combining salvaged components from earlier LLNL lasers such as Shiva,
once the world's most powerful, with parts borrowed by Nova, a 100 kJ
device now under construction and scheduled for completion in late 1984.
Novette was assembled on an accelerated schedule in an existing
building adjacent to the new Nova laboratory. Novette includes complete
Nova style controls, the refurbished Shiva target chamber, and a complete
MSTER
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Manes, K. R. Novette project: cost and schedule, report, April 24, 1984; California. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1196293/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.