Conveners
Topic II: Session 1: Chaired by Giacomo Aiello
- Wanjing Wang (Wanjing Wang, Associate Professor, ASIPP)
- Takanori Hirose (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology)
- Pierre Lamagnère (CEA)
- Masaru Nakamichi (MiRESSO Co. Ltd.)
- Milan Zmitko (Fusion for Energy (F4E))
Within the framework of European fusion strategy, two reference tritium Breeder Blankets concepts are developed to be tested in ITER as Test Blanket Modules (TBMs): Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead (WCLL) which uses liquid Pb-16Li as a breeder and neutron multiplier, and Helium-Cooled Ceramic Pebble (HCCP) with lithiated ceramic pebbles as breeder and beryllium pebbles as neutron multiplier...
A set of different Test Blanket Module (TBM) concepts will be installed on ITER to validate the design and operation in nuclear fusion environment of Breeding Blanket technologies for fusion facilities. AFCEN code RCC-MRx [1] has been selected for the design and the manufacturing of the European TBMs. Reference Procurement Specification and some material properties are already included in the...
In the Fusion Energy, large quantities of beryllium are essential. Tritium as fuel is self-produced in the blanket covering the plasma during operation. Beryllium is essential for the blanket as it multiplies neutrons and produces more tritium. Fusion reactors require more than 350 metric tons of beryllium based on the blanket design. However, there are big issues for beryllium procurement....
Tritium breeding blanket is the core component in the future fusion power plants, which is responsible for tritium breeding, neutron shielding and heat extraction. In order to realize these functions, the blanket component usually is designed as a box-structure modular made of RAFM steel plates, into which the tritium breeding materials and neutron multiplying materials were filled. To exhaust...
The Water-Cooled Ceramic Breeder (WCCB) blanket is considered a promising and reduced-risk technology for fusion reactors, owing to its extensive operational experience in pressurized water fission reactors and the well-established understanding of material behavior under neutron irradiation [1,2]. This blanket concept offers a viable pathway for the early realization of energy conversion and...
