70 Capacitor ZX Marx Design Report and Facility Modifications Assessment for Assembly, Maintenance, Marx Testbed Integration, and Z Facility Operation
Authors:
- Usdoe National Nuclear Security Administration (Nnsa)U(Usdoe National Nuclear Security Administration (Nnsa)
- William BrooksWBWilliam Brooks
- Albuquerque Sandia National Laboratories (Snl-Nm)A(Albuquerque Sandia National Laboratories (Snl-Nm)
- Amanda NorrisANAmanda Norris
- Adam SteinerASAdam Steiner
- Brian HutselBHBrian Hutsel
- Joshua LeckbeeJLJoshua Leckbee
- Mark SavageMSMark Savage
- 1 September 2026
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
The ZX Initiative is a lean effort to upgrade the capabilities of Sandia’s Z Machine pulsed power facility to ensure the nation’s continued technical superiority in the key strategic areas of Radiation and High Energy Density Physics, Dynamic Material Properties, and Fusion. The initiative aims to deliver a doubling of stored energy and delivered power to relevant loads. While the effort does not supplant the need for a Next Generation High Energy Density Facility, it provides a technical bridgKeywords
Funding Information
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (NA0003525)