The characteristics of a fast ignition heavy ion fusion (FIHIF)
power plant are preliminarily evaluated. The reactor chamber
consists of two sections: The upper smaller part is the
microexplosion section proper; the lower bigger part is the
condensation section, in which sprayed jets of coolant are
injected. The first surface of the blanket is of generally accepted
wetted porous design. The coolant is lithium-lead eutectic with
an initial surface temperature of 820 K. The mass of the evaporated
coolant just after the explosion is evaluated as 4 kg. Computation
of neutronics results in blanket energy deposition with maximum
density of the order of 108 J/m3 at the
first wall. The heat conversion system consisting of three coolant
loops provides a net efficiency of the FIHIF power plant of
0.37.