The use of water in a fusion power core

Tillack, M. S.; Humrickhouse, P. W.; Malang, S.; Rowcliffe, A. F.

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.12.013

Title: The use of water in a fusion power core

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Fusion Engineering and Design

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.12.013· OSTI ID:1177633

Tillack, M. S. ^[1]; Humrickhouse, P. W. ^[2]; Malang, S. ^[3]; Rowcliffe, A. F. ^[4]

Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Fusion Nuclear Technology Consulting, Linkenheim (Germany)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Water has both advantages and disadvantages as a coolant in conceptual designs of future fusion power plants. In the United States, water has not been chosen as a fusion power core coolant for decades. Researchers in other countries continue to adopt water in their designs, in some cases as the leading or sole candidate. In this article, we summarize the technical challenges resulting from the choice of water coolant and the differences in approach and assumptions that lead to different design decisions amongst researchers in this field.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; FG02-04ER54757

OSTI ID:: 1177633

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1249907

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-15-34847; TRN: US1500074

Journal Information:: Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 91; ISSN 0920-3796

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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