SUPER-FMIT, an accelerator-based neutron source for fusion components irradiation testing

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6104152

Burke, R J; Holmes, J J; Johnson, D L; Mann, F M; Miles, R R

The SUPER-FMIT facility is proposed as an advanced accelerator based neutron source for high flux irradiation testing of large-sized fusion reactor components. The facility would require only small extensions to existing accelerator and target technology originally developed for the Fusion Materials Irradiation Test (FMIT) facility. There, neutrons would be produced by a 0.1 ampere beam of 35 MeV deuterons incident upon a liquid lithium target. The volume available for high flux (> 10/sup 14/ n/cm/sup 2/-s) testing in SUPER-FMIT would be 14 liters, about a factor of 30 larger than in the FMIT facility. This is because the effective beam current of 35 MeV deuterons on target can be increased by a factor of ten to 1.0 amperes or more. Such a large increase can be accomplished by acceleration of multiple beams of molecular deuterium ions (D/sub 2/+) to 70 MeV in a common accelerator sructure. The availability of multiple beams and large total current allows great variety in the testing that can be done. For example, fluxes greater than 10/sup 16/ n/cm/sup 2/-s, multiple simultaneous experiments, and great flexibility in tailoring of spatial distributions of flux and spectra can be achieved.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 6104152
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-3207-FP; CONF-841117-50; ON: DE85007469
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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