Neutronics and shielding results of the U.S. ITER blanket trade-off study
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
The first formal phase of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project was the Conceptual Design Activity (CDA) which was conducted from May 1988 until December 1990. The CDA blanket utilized Li{sub 2}O solid breeder, beryllium neutron multiplier, 316 SS structure and low temperature water coolant. The ITER project embarked on a new phase called the Engineering Design Activity (EDA) which started in July 1992. A variety of blanket design options have been considered since the start of the EDA. The US ITER home team started a blanket option trade-off-study (BOTS) in May 1993. The options considered included a self-cooled Li/V option, ferritic steel designs with helium cooled first wall and liquid metal (Li or LiPb) cooled blanket, the CDA design option, and a water cooled 316/SS nonbreeding shield option. Detailed neutronics and shielding analysis have been performed for the different ITER blanket design options considered in this study. The shielding performance was determined for these options and inboard shielding space requirements were compared. Peak first wall (FW) nuclear performance parameters were calculated in addition to power density distribution in the blanket required for the thermal hydraulics calculations. Peak vacuum vessel (VV) nuclear performance parameters have also been determined. The overall tritium breeding ratio (TBR) was determined for each of the design options. A double wall Inconel 625 VV is used with water cooled 316 SS balls. For the design options with liquid metal in the blanket, the use of tungsten carbide balls cooled by NaK is considered. The minimum total thickness of FW/B/S/W is maintained at 1 m in the inboard region.
- OSTI ID:
- 196863
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940664-; TRN: 95:005767-0030
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ISFNT-3: international symposium on fusion nuclear technology, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 27 Jun - 1 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Third international symposium on fusion nuclear technology; PB: 362 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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