Tritium breeding potential of the Princeton reference fusion power plant
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5792919
A variational method is used to investigate the tritium breeding potential of the blanket of a fusion reactor. Effectiveness functions indicating the changes in the breeding ratio (BR) due to material density perturbations are calculated with the code SWAN. Results are presented analyzing the sensitivity of the BR both to cross section variations and to material density perturbations. For example, SWAN indicates a 0.176 increase in BR for the replacement of 10% of the flibe by beryllium. Implications of the sensitivity figures for design modification and optimization are discussed. 15 refs., 7 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 5792919
- Report Number(s):
- MATT-1043; ON: DE88002053
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
BREEDING RATIO
CARBON
CONVERSION RATIO
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTAL MINERALS
ELEMENTS
GRAPHITE
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRON
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM
MATERIALS
METALS
MINERALS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPTIMIZATION
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SENSITIVITY
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRITIUM
VARIATIONAL METHODS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
BREEDING RATIO
CARBON
CONVERSION RATIO
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTAL MINERALS
ELEMENTS
GRAPHITE
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRON
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM
MATERIALS
METALS
MINERALS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPTIMIZATION
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SENSITIVITY
THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRITIUM
VARIATIONAL METHODS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES