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Title: Diagnostic systems in DEMO: Engineering design issues

Abstract

The diagnostic systems of DEMO that are mounted on or near the torus, whether intended for the monitoring and control functions of the engineering aspects or the physics behaviour of the machine, will have to be designed to suit the hostile nuclear environment. This will be necessary not just for their survival and correct functioning but also to satisfy the pertinent regulatory bodies, especially where any of them relate to machine protection or the prevention or mitigation of accidents foreseen in the safety case. This paper aims to indicate the more important of the reactor design considerations that are likely to apply to diagnostics for DEMO, drawn from experience on JET, the provisions in hand for ITER and modelling results for the wall erosion and neutron damage effects in DEMO.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22308305
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1612; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: International conference on fusion reactor diagnostics, Varenna (Italy), 9-13 Sep 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ACCIDENTS; CONTROL; DESIGN; ENGINEERING; EROSION; ITER TOKAMAK; MITIGATION; MONITORING; NEUTRONS; SAFETY; SIMULATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS

Citation Formats

Todd, T. N. Diagnostic systems in DEMO: Engineering design issues. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4894017.
Todd, T. N. Diagnostic systems in DEMO: Engineering design issues. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894017
Todd, T. N. 2014. "Diagnostic systems in DEMO: Engineering design issues". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894017.
@article{osti_22308305,
title = {Diagnostic systems in DEMO: Engineering design issues},
author = {Todd, T. N.},
abstractNote = {The diagnostic systems of DEMO that are mounted on or near the torus, whether intended for the monitoring and control functions of the engineering aspects or the physics behaviour of the machine, will have to be designed to suit the hostile nuclear environment. This will be necessary not just for their survival and correct functioning but also to satisfy the pertinent regulatory bodies, especially where any of them relate to machine protection or the prevention or mitigation of accidents foreseen in the safety case. This paper aims to indicate the more important of the reactor design considerations that are likely to apply to diagnostics for DEMO, drawn from experience on JET, the provisions in hand for ITER and modelling results for the wall erosion and neutron damage effects in DEMO.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4894017},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22308305}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1612,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}