The materials impact on fusion reactor safety
Seven potential safety concerns for deuteriumtritium fusion reactors were examined and the influence of blanket material choice determined. This influence was quantified in terms of relative consequence indices (RCIs) according to prescribed consequence criteria. Selected combinations of structural material (Type 316 stainless steel, HT-9, vanadium alloy, or TZM), primary coolant (pressurized water, helium, lithium, or flibe), and tritium breeder (LiAlO/sub 2/, lithium, or Li/sub 17/Pb/sub 83/) were examined. The analyses and indices were structured to focus on the specific material properties that influence the results, which allows for comparison of materials not included in the present study.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Engineering Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- OSTI ID:
- 6263156
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Vol. 5:3; ISSN NTFUD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING BLANKETS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
COOLANTS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
DEUTERIUM
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
ISOTOPES
LEAD COMPOUNDS
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
STABLE ISOTOPES
STAINLESS STEEL-316
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
VANADIUM ALLOYS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES