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Energies, 2023 Tritium extraction is one of the key open issues toward the development of the WCLL BB (Water-Cooled Lithium–Lead Breeding Blanket) of EU DEMO reactors, and different technologies have been proposed to address it. Among them, the Permeator Against Vacuum
Francesca Papa +3 more
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European DEMO Fusion Reactor: Design and Integration of the Breeding Blanket Feeding Pipes
Energies, 2023 This article describes the design and configuration of the DEMO Breeding Blanket (BB) feeding pipes inside the upper port. As large BB segments require periodic replacement via the upper vertical ports, the space inside the upper port needs to be ...
Rocco Mozzillo +4 more
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Nuclear Materials and EnergyA novel Breeding Blanket (BB) concept, the Water-cooled Lead and Ceramic Breeder (WLCB) BB, has been developed under the EUROfusion Programme to address key challenges identified during the Pre-Conceptwual Design (PCD) phase for the driver BB concepts ...
Iole Palermo +6 more
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Long-term corrosion behavior of ODS-Eurofer in flowing Pb-15.7Li at 550°C
Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2016 Low activation ferritic-martensitic steels (RAFM-steels) are foreseen as structural materials in different blanket designs (HCLL, DCLL, WCLL) with Pb-15.7Li as breeding and partly also as cooling medium.
W. Krauss, S.-E. Wulf, J. Konys
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Energies, 2023 Within the EUROfusion roadmap for the technological development of the European-DEMOnstration (EU-DEMO) reactor, a key point has been identified in the discontinuous operation (pulse-dwell-pulse) of the machine.
Alessandra Vannoni +14 more
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Status, Features, and Future Development of the LIFUS5/Mod4 Experimental Facility Design
Applied Sciences, 2022 The Water-Cooled Lithium–Lead (WCLL) is one of the most promising technologies for power conversion and tritium production in future fusion-powered reactors; it will be implemented in one of the Test Breeding Modules (TBM) inside the ITER reactor and the
Nicolò Badodi +3 more
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Main Nuclear Responses of the DEMO Tokamak with Different In-Vessel Component Configurations
Applied SciencesResearch and development of the DEMOnstration power plant (DEMO) breeder blanket (BB) has been performed in recent years based on a predefined DEMO tritium breeding ratio (TBR) requirement, which determines a loss of wall surface due to non-breeding in ...
Jin Hun Park, Pavel Pereslavtsev
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Dose rate evaluation in the technical premises of the demo fusion reactor using the serpent Monte Carlo code [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation ProtectionThis paper presents a dose rate assessment within the DEMO fusion reactor's auxiliary premises, focusing on activated water and Activated Corrosion Products as primary radiation sources.
Sereda Svitlana +4 more
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Energies, 2020 The European demonstration fusion power reactor (EU DEMO) tokamak will be the first European fusion device to produce electricity and to include a breeding blanket (BB).
Antonio Froio +3 more
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W-HYDRA: a new experimental platform for the Water-Cooled Lead Lithium Breeding Blanket
Nuclear FusionIn the framework of the activities coordinated by the EUROfusion consortium, the Water thermal-HYDRAulic (W-HYDRA) experimental platform is being built at the ENEA Brasimone Research Centre in order to support the development of the Water-Cooled Lead ...
P. Arena +14 more
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