A modular nuclear reactor design

The invention is the result of work carried out by Professor José Luis González Díez from the Higher Technical School of Naval Engineering at UPM.

Díez designed a fusion nuclear reactor by laser ignition of 1000 MWe that uses hydrogen isotopes as fuel.

The reactors fusion chamber has been designed to adapt to the type of fuel used- especially deuterium-tritium, deuterium- deuterium or hydrogen-hydrogen.

According to the fuel, the size of the chamber can be adjusted as well as its shape, the outer and inner equipment, coolants, moderators, shields and equipment of ignition.

The project has also led to a design of a modular structure to realise coupling of various fusion reactors to maximise power production.