Role of fission-reactor-testing capabilities in the development of fusion technology
Conference
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OSTI ID:5256087
Testing of fusion materials and components in fission reactors will be increasingly important in the future due to the near-term lack of fusion engineering test devices, and the long-term high demand for testing when fusion reactors become available. Fission testing is capable of filling many gaps in fusion reactor design information, and thus should be aggressively pursued. EG and G Idaho has investigated the application of fission testing in three areas, which are discussed in this paper. First, we investigated radiation damage to magnet insulators. This work is now continuing with the use of an improved test capsule. Second, a study was performed which indicated that a fission-suppressed hybrid blanket module could be effectively tested in a reactor such as the Engineering Test Reactor (ETR), closely reproducing the predicted performance in a fusion environment. Finally, we explored a conceptual design for a fission-based Integrated Test Facility (ITF), which can accommodate entire First Wall/Blanket (FW/B) modules for testing in a nuclear environment, simultaneously satisfying many of the FW/B test requirements. This ITF can provide a cyclic neutron/gamma flux, as well as the necessary module support functions.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 5256087
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-09481; CONF-811040-161; ON: DE82006111
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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NUCLEON REACTIONS
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REACTOR COMPONENTS
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SIMULATION
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BARYON REACTIONS
BREEDING BLANKETS
ELECTRIC COILS
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ELECTRICAL INSULATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
FIRST WALL
GAMMA RADIATION
HADRON REACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAGNET COILS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
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RADIATIONS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
SIMULATION
TEST FACILITIES
TEST REACTORS
TESTING
THERMAL CYCLING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS