Two Fusion Reactor Blankets With Vanadium As Structural Material

Author

J. E. Struve
Nicholas Tsoulfanidis, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Calculations of the tritium breeding ratio and heating rates for two proposed blanket designs are obtained by using the Monte Carlo method. The materials used for the blanket are vanadium and lithium. Lithium is used to slow down the neutrons and produce tritium. Vanadium is used as the structural material. Results obtained indicate that a tritium breeding ratio of 1. 3 is easily obtained by either design and that the heating rates for both designs are similar. These results are in general agreement with previous studies of fusion reactor blankets which used niobium as the structural material.

Recommended Citation

J. E. Struve and N. Tsoulfanidis, "Two Fusion Reactor Blankets With Vanadium As Structural Material," Nuclear Technology, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 201 - 207, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Nuclear Society, Jan 1974.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31390

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0029-5450

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis; American Nuclear Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1974