核动力汽车电源可行性研究

Feasibility Research of Nuclear-power System for Car

核动力汽车的概念可追溯于20世纪50年代,美国福特公司推出的概念车Nucleon动力系统采用核反应堆,利用铀核裂变热能把水变成高压蒸汽,驱动涡轮发电。最近,通用公司推出的核动力概念车凯迪拉克WTF将采用以钍为燃料的激光动力系统,是一种真正零排放、绿色环保、安全高效、并且极具经济优势的新能源。核动力汽车电源具有储能大、体积小、质量轻等特点。通过对这种先进的能源系统开展详细的调研和原理性论证工作,研究结果表明,这种新型的"加速器-驱动钍-基于激光"的能量放大装置在理论支撑和现实可行性上都存在极大的挑战。

The idea of making nuclear--powered car can dated back to 1950s, and Ford company developed the first nuclear--powered car Nucleon which theorelically based on uranium--235 fission powered engine. Recently, General Motors released its Cadillac ＂World Thorium Fuel Concept＂ car, which didn＇t include a working thorium--powered engine. But it＇s claimed that the Thorium laser power systems engine is available and being developed. This is a totally zero--emission, green, safe, efficient and economic power system. The power generator system for car should be energetic, small and the mobile. As a cradle of research in nuclear science and technology. Through deep research and theoretic analyses, we found that it is hard to certify the theory of speeding--up thorium decay, and it is challengeable to make this new ＂accelerator--driven thorium--based laser.＂ power--gain device.