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Assessments of tritium breeding requirements and breeding potential for the STARFIRE/DEMO design

Conference · · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)
OSTI ID:6263374

This paper presents assessments of tritium breeding requirements and breeding potential for the STARFIRE/DEMO design. The assessment of breeding requirement is described based on two design considerations; i.e., (1) tritium inventory and doubling requirement; and (2) computational uncertainties associated with the breeding calculation. The lithium-containing materials considered include: solid Li/sub 2/O and LiAlO/sub 2/ and liquid lithium and 17Li-83Pb.

Research Organization:
Fusion Power Program, Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL 60439
OSTI ID:
6263374
Report Number(s):
CONF-830406-
Journal Information:
Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Vol. 4:2; ISSN NTFUD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English