Blanket/first wall challenges and required R&D on the pathway to DEMO

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6745509	Fusion Engineering and Design	2015	42 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This paper summarizes the top technical issues and elucidates the primary challenges in developing the blanket/first wall and identifies the key R&D needs in non-fusion and fusion facilities on the path to DEMO.

Keywords

MHD DCLL Fusion nuclear science facility Mass transfer Heat transfer Tritium self-sufficiency First wall Liquid metals Fusion technology Materials Blanket

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Blanket/first wall challenges and required R&D on the pathway to DEMO

Authors

Mohamed Abdou, Neil B. Morley, Sergey Smolentsev, Alice Ying, Siegfried Malang, Arthur Rowcliffe, Mike Ulrickson,