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Developing structural, high-heat flux and plasma facing materials for a near-term DEMO fusion power plant: The EU assessment

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Development and characterization of the control assembly system for the large 2400 MWth Generation IV gas-cooled fast reactor

Rakesh Chawla, Konstantin Mikityuk, Gaëtan Girardin, Gérald Rimpault

The present paper is related to the design and neutronic characterization of the principal control assembly system for the reference large (2400 MWth) Generation IV gas-cooled fast reactor (GFR), which makes use of ceramic-ceramic (CERCER) plate-type fuel- ...

Elsevier Science Ltd.2008

Analysis of nano-sized irradiation-induced defects in Fe-base materials by means of small angle neutron scattering and molecular dynamics simulations

Gang Yu

Thermonuclear fusion of light atoms is considered since decades as an unlimited, safe and reliable source of energy that could eventually replace classical sources based on fossile fuel or nuclear fuel. Fusion reactor technology and materials studies are i ...

EPFL2008

Nuclear responses in IFMIF creep-fatigue testing machine

The International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) is an intense high-energy neutron source dedicated to the development and qualification of materials for the first generation of fusion reactors. The target facility will consist of a high flu ...

Elsevier2008

The magnetic diagnostics set for ITER

Jean-Marc Moret, Duccio Testa, René Chavan, Jonathan Bryan Lister

The current status of the ITER magnetics diagnostic is summarised. The various risks are discussed on the basis of when they could be present during ITER operation and appropriate mitigation is reviewed. An implementation risk or common mode operation fail ...

2008

3D Thermal and CFD Simulations of the Divertor Magnetic Coils for ITER

Jean-Marc Moret, René Chavan

Magnetic diagnostics for the new generation fusion reactor “ITER” are required to be extremely reliable since they provide measurements essential for reactor operation and protection, plasma control and for measurement of several parameters fundamental to ...

2007

Radiation damage in ferritic/martensitic steels for fusion reactors: a simulation point of view

Low activation ferritic/martensitic steels are good candidates for the future fusion reactors, for, relative to austenitic steels, their lower damage accumulation and moderate swelling under irradiation by the 14 MeV neutrons produced by the fusion reactio ...

2007

Mechanical properties-micro structure correlation in neutron irradiated heat-affected zones of austenitic stainless steels

Nadine Baluc

The effects of neutron irradiation on austenitic stainless steels, usually used for the manufacturing of internal elements of nuclear reactors (e.g. the core shrouds), are the alteration of the microstructure, and, as a consequence, of the mechanical prope ...

2007

EXAFS Study on Irradiated ODS Ferritic Steel

Manuel Alexandre Pouchon

The commercial material PM2000 is investigated as a representative for the material class of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) steels. ODS steels are envisaged as substance of structural components in Very High Temperature Reactors (VHTR). The VHTR conce ...

2007

Reactivity and neutron emission measurements of highly burnt PWR fuel rod samples

Rakesh Chawla, Fabian Jatuff

Fuel rods with burnup values beyond 50GWd/t are characterised by relatively large amounts of fission products and a high abundance of major and minor actinides. Of particular interest is the change in the reactivity of the fuel as a function of burnup and ...

Elsevier2006

Materials for fusion power reactors

Nadine Baluc

The present paper reviews the status of the knowledge on materials for fusion power plants, pointing out that they constitute one of the main key issues on the path to future reactors. Specific issues concerning plasma-facing materials, functional material ...

2006

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