ABSTRACT
Hybrid fusion-fission technology incorporates many advantages for satisfying nuclear fuel supply requirements. Raw material could more efficiently be converted into plutonium or U-233 fuel.
Hybrid reactors could provide an inexhaustible supply of nuclear energy due to the unrestricted supply of nuclear fuel. As an added power advantage, heat produced in ‘pure’ fusion reactors can either be used directly or be converted into electricity.
Fast breeder reactors are also discussed, in their role of permitting a maximum use of uranium resources. However, studies have shown that hybrid reactors would produce 6–7 times more plutonium per unit of heat output than a breeder reactor.
