Assessment of structural activation in the operation of the fusion ignition experiment IGNITEX

Author

Palmrose ; Parish ; Carrera ; Hertel

fYear

1990

fDate

21-23 May 1990

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

95

Abstract

Summary form only given. The layout of the IGNITEX facility was modeled, and the activation responses of the various candidate materials were determined. The ONEDANT code was used to simulate the neutron transport, and the REAC2 code was employed to evaluate neutron activation. Neutron cross sections for the transport calculation were derived from the VITAMIN-E library. Steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, and Inconel were analyzed as vacuum vessel materials. Both GlidCop and BeCu copper alloys were studied as magnet materials. Steel, aluminum, and fiberglass were considered as cryostat materials. Different materials for cryostat covers were investigated. It is concluded that, in selecting component materials, it is important to account for activation levels and for additional shielding requirements for hands-on maintenance

Keywords

fusion reactor materials; fusion reactor operation; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory and design; nuclear engineering computing; Al; BeCu; BeCu copper alloys; Cu; GlidCop; IGNITEX; Inconel; ONEDANT code; REAC2 code; Ti; VITAMIN-E library; activation levels; activation responses; covers; cryostat materials; fiberglass; fusion ignition experiment; hands-on maintenance; neutron activation; neutron transport; operation; shielding requirements; steel; structural activation; vacuum vessel materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1990. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1990 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Oakland, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1990.110534

Filename

5725811