Impact of pulsed irradiation upon neutron activation calculations for inertial and magnetic fusion energy power plants

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Fusion Technology

OSTI ID:447277

Latkowski, J F ^[1]; Sanz, J ^[2]; Vujic, J L ^[3]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain)
3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sisolak et al. defined two methods for the approximation of pulsed irradiation: the steady-state (SS) and the equivalent steady-state (ESS) methods. Both methods have been shown to greatly simplify the process of calculating radionuclide inventories. However, they are not accurate when applied to magnetic fusion energy (MFF) and inertial fusion energy (IFE) experimental facilities. In the work reported here, an attempt has been made to evaluate the accuracy of the SS and ESS methods as they might be applied to typical MFE and IFE power plants. 18 refs., 6 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 447277
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606116--
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 30; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
HALF-LIFE
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
PULSED IRRADIATION
RADIOISOTOPES
STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS
T CODES
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS