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Fusion reactor blanket neutronic studies in France

Conference · · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)
OSTI ID:6295778
The problem of effective tritium regeneration is a crucial issue for the fusion reactor, especially for the power reactor because of the conflicting requirements of heat removal and tritium breeding. For that, calculations are performed to evaluate blanket materials. Precise techniques are herein developed to improve the accuracy of the tritium production and the neutron and gamma transport calculations. Many configurations are studied with realistic breeder, structure, and coolant proportions. Accuracy of the results are evaluated from the sensitivity theory and uncertainty analysis. The results of these studies permit us to conclude that it is possible to expect an adequate tritium breeding ratio.
Research Organization:
CEA, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Service d'Etudes des Reacteurs et da Mathematiques Appliquees, 91191 GIF-Sur-Yvette-Cedex
OSTI ID:
6295778
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