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Title: Nuclear performance optimization of the Be/Li/Th blanket for the fusion breeder

Abstract

More rigorous nuclear analysis, including treatment of resonance self-shielding effects coupled with an optimization procedure, has resulted in improved performance of the Be/Li/Th blanket. Net U-233 breeding ratio has increased 36% (to 0.84) while at an average U-233/Th ratio of 0.5 a/o average energy multiplication has increased only 12% (to 2.1) compared with earlier results.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5709940
Report Number(s):
UCRL-92252; CONF-850310-111
ON: DE85012949
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. topical meeting on the technology of fusion energy, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3 Mar 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; BREEDING BLANKETS; BREEDING RATIO; HYBRID REACTORS; URANIUM 233; BERYLLIUM; LITHIUM; OPTIMIZATION; SHIELDING; THORIUM; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONVERSION RATIO; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; METALS; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 700201* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Blanket Engineering

Citation Formats

Lee, J D, and Bandini, B R. Nuclear performance optimization of the Be/Li/Th blanket for the fusion breeder. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Lee, J D, & Bandini, B R. Nuclear performance optimization of the Be/Li/Th blanket for the fusion breeder. United States.
Lee, J D, and Bandini, B R. 1985. "Nuclear performance optimization of the Be/Li/Th blanket for the fusion breeder". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5709940.
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abstractNote = {More rigorous nuclear analysis, including treatment of resonance self-shielding effects coupled with an optimization procedure, has resulted in improved performance of the Be/Li/Th blanket. Net U-233 breeding ratio has increased 36% (to 0.84) while at an average U-233/Th ratio of 0.5 a/o average energy multiplication has increased only 12% (to 2.1) compared with earlier results.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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