A comparative multidimensional nuclear analysis of candidate blanket designs for Tokamak and tandem mirror reactor concepts

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5794262

Jung, J; Foley, J V

Three-dimensional, tritium breeding, and energy multiplication analyses were performed for nine tandem mirror reactor (TMR) designs and seven tokamak reactor designs that had evolved as the ''rank-1'' concept from the latest Blanket Comparison and Selection Study. These designs include a variety of combinations of candidate breeder, coolant, and structural materials that seem most promising for the respective TMR/tokamak concept application. The analysis was performed using a single consistent computational technique, i.e., a continuous energy Monte Carlo transport method based on MCNP with the associated cross section libraries based on the latest ENDF/B-V data. Through a comparative study of those 16 candidate blanket designs, an attempt is made to rank them from a standpoint of the neutronic blanket performance.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
• OSTI ID: 5794262
• Journal Information: Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
700209 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Component Development & Materials Testing
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
CLASSIFICATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COOLANTS
DESIGN
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
MATERIALS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MULTIPLICATION FACTORS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SIMULATION
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TMR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES