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Thermal mechanical analysis of a solid breeding blanket

Fusion Engineering and Design, 2003
Abstract This paper deals with a theoretical model of thermal mechanical behaviour of pebble beds, used as neutron multiplier or tritium breeder in the breeding blanket of a fusion nuclear reactor. The model tries to sum up the advantages of the two approaches (‘discrete’ method and macroscopic method), presently used for analysing the pebble bed ...
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Compatibility problems in tritium breeding blankets

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 1991
Abstract The compatibility between tritium breeding materials (liquid or solid), neutron multiplier and structural steels is a concern for the choice of a tritium breeding blanket for NET. For solid tritium breeding blanket, it seems that the more severe compatibility problem is due to the interaction of beryllium with steel.
M. Broc, T. Flament, A. Terlain, J. Sannier   +3 more
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Detection of Breeding Blankets Using Antineutrinos

Science & Global Security, 2016
The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement between the United States and Russia makes arrangements for the disposal of 34 metric tons of excess weapon-grade plutonium. Under this agreement Russia plans to dispose of its excess stocks by processing the plutonium into fuel for fast breeder reactors.
Cogswell, Bernadette, Huber, Patrick
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Status of the European breeding blanket technology

Fusion Engineering and Design, 1997
Abstract This paper presents an overview of the activities within European laboratories on the development of breeding blankets for a DEMO reactor which are presently focused on the two selected blanket lines, the Water-Cooled Lithium–Lead (WCLL) blanket and the Helium-Cooled Pebble-Bed (HCPB) blanket.
L Giancarli, M Dalle Donne, W Dietz
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Tritium permeation issues for helium-cooled breeding blankets

2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 2013
Tritium permeation through Breeding Blanket and Steam Generator heat transfer areas is a crucial aspect for the design of the next generation DEMO fusion power plants. Tritium is generated inside the breeder, dissolves in and permeates through materials, thus leading to a potential hazard for the environment.
Franza F., Boccaccini L. V., Demange D., CIAMPICHETTI, ANDREA, ZUCCHETTI, MASSIMO   +4 more
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Tritium inventory and permeation in the ITER breeding blanket

Fusion Engineering and Design, 2000
Abstract A model has allowed us to perform the analysis of the tritium inventory and permeation in the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) breeding blanket under the hypothesis of steady state conditions. Li 2 ZrO 3 (reference) and Li 2 TiO 3 (alternative) have been studied as breeding materials.
V. Violante, S. Tosti, C. Sibilia, F. Felli, S. Casadio, C. Alvani   +5 more
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The European breeding blanket design for ITER

17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium Fusion Engineering (Cat. No.97CH36131), 2002
In the frame of the ITER Engineering Design Activity (EDA), the European Home Team (EU HT), in collaboration with the Joint Central Team (JCT) and the three other HTs, has contributed to the development of a joint water-cooled solid breeder blanket design concept for the ITER Enhanced Performance Phase.
M. Ferrari, W. Danner, A. Bianchi, G. Celentano, D. Cepraga, A. Cheyne, M.D. Donne, L. De Stefanis, M. Eid, J.-M. Gay, W. Gulden, H. Jahn, F. Lucca, X. Masson, G. Mazzone, J. Mustoe, L. Petrizzi, T. Pinna, M. Pirozzi, A. Pizuto, Y. Poitevin, M. Roccella, F. Scaffidi-Argentina, D. Sherwood, F. Zacchia   +24 more
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Solid breeder blanket design and tritium breeding

Fusion Engineering and Design, 1991
Abstract Thermonuclear D–T power plants will have to be tritium self-sufficient. In addition to recovering the energy carried by the fusion neutrons (about 80% of the fusion energy), the blanket of the reactor will thus have to breed tritium to replace that burnt in the fusion process.
Proust, E., Anzidei, L., Dalle Donne, M., Fischer, U., Kuroda, T.   +4 more
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High Performance Breeding Blankets for ICF Facilities

Nuclear Technology - Fusion, 1983
Discussed are the advantages of using fusion neutrons for breeding special nuclear materials and tritium. Monte Carlo calculations were used to identify both fissionable and nonfissionable materials that multiply neutrons and increase breeding ratios. Fissionable multipliers also greatly multiply the neutron energy.
A. R. Larson, I. O. Bohachevsky
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Aqueous tritium breeding blanket with natural lithium

Fusion Engineering and Design, 1989
An aqueous tritium breeding blanket concept with natural lithium has been proposed. Lithium oxide dissolved in pressurized heavy water forms a saturated solution of LiOD in the liquid phase and the remainder is suspended in the solution or forms a breeder solid skeleton.
Masabumi Nishikawa, Toshihiko Kawano, Kenzo Munakata, Yukinori Kanda, Hideki Nakashima   +4 more
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