Materials Assessment for FLiBe Fusion Blankets
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
This evaluation was prepared at the request of DOE-FES and expands on an earlier evaluation prepared by Wilson, Wiffen and Keiser in 2015 (attached as Appendices A and B). Additional useful information for materials in fission molten salt reactor systems that use FLiBe can be found in a prior NRC report [Busby 2019]. The purpose of this report is to review the considerations that will determine the fusion blanket structural materials that will be suitable for use in a FLiBe breeder-coolant fusion power plant (FPP). Identifying a fusion-relevant structural material that is sufficiently compatible with FLiBe is a key issue to be addressed. The constraints and trade-offs made in structural materials selection include the usual power generation requirements such as mechanical properties, fabricability and durability, which assumes reasonable compatibility with the working fluid. For an FPP, additional constraints include neutron economy (breeding ratio), resistance to irradiation damage and low activation (i.e. waste disposal) characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 2455087
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM--2024/3508
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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