Neutronics analyses for an aqueous self-cooled fusion reactor blanket
Conference
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· Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5503613
A concern in the design of fusion reactor blankets is the trade-off between tritium breeding and the other blanket design functions. While net breeding is required, the blanket should also ensure efficient energy recovery and ease of fabrication. A novel, aqueous self-cooled blanket concept based on lithium compounds dissolved in water is proposed and analyzed using one-dimensional neutronics calculations. The concept uses Zircaloy for the structural material and a vanadium alloy for the first wall. Both light water and heavy water systems lead to an acceptable design with respect to tritium breeding. Vanadium alloy and lockalloy (a beryllium-aluminum alloy) might serve as alternative structural materials for the ASCB concept.
- OSTI ID:
- 5503613
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860610-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 52
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
BARYON REACTIONS
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
BREEDING BLANKETS
BREEDING RATIO
CONVERSION RATIO
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FIRST WALL
HADRON REACTIONS
HEAVY WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
REACTOR COMPONENTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TIN ALLOYS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VANADIUM
WATER
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
BARYON REACTIONS
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
BREEDING BLANKETS
BREEDING RATIO
CONVERSION RATIO
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FIRST WALL
HADRON REACTIONS
HEAVY WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
REACTOR COMPONENTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TIN ALLOYS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VANADIUM
WATER
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS