The TFTR Lithium Blanket Module final design and materials development

Conference · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)

OSTI ID:6011354

Graumann, D W; Creedon, R L

A Lithium Blanket Module (LBM) representative of a fusion reactor blanket module has been designed and will be tested using the toroidal neutron source of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) beginning in 1985. A rugged design consisting of 921 2.54 cm diameter breeder rods in an 80 cm cubic box has been developed, and the techniques and equipment necessary for mass production of the Li/sub 2/O breeder pellets have been demonstrated. Analysis using a coupled Monte Carlo neutronics model has shown that tritium production is uniform across the module to within 8 cm of the edge, and that the front face fusion fluence and central region tritium production can be calculated to acceptable accuracies for eventual comparison with measurements on the LBM installed on the TFTR.

• Research Organization: P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, CA 92138
• OSTI ID: 6011354
• Report Number(s): CONF-830406-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Journal Volume: 4:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
700209 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Component Development & Materials Testing
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BARYON REACTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING
BREEDING BLANKETS
BREEDING PELLETS
CHALCOGENIDES
HADRON REACTIONS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM OXIDES
MATERIALS TESTING
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRON FLUENCE
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
TESTING
TFTR REACTORS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES