A Feasibility Study of a Proton Irradiation Laboratory for Fusion Materials at ESS-Bilbao

Proton for Materials (P4 M) is an irradiation facility proposed for the ESS-Bilbao (ESS-B) accelerator, currently under construction in Bilbao, Spain. P4 M will enable users to investigate the behavior of materials for fusion reactors when irradiated with pulsed proton beams. This paper presents a feasibility study of such proton irradiation laboratory as well as results of thermal charge, refrigeration, and activation on samples.