Title :
Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber
Author :
Sawan, M.E. ; Sviatoslavsky, I.N. ; Raffray, A.R. ; Wang, X.
Author_Institution :
Wisconsin-Madison Univ., Madison, WI
Abstract :
Three blanket design concepts were evaluated for the High Average Power Laser (HAPL) chamber. These include a self-cooled lithium blanket, a helium-cooled solid breeder blanket, and a dual-coolant lithium lead blanket. The nuclear features of the three candidate blankets were compared. The Li blanket seems to be the preferred option based on neutronics considerations. However, other considerations should be included for selection of the reference blanket
Keywords :
coolants; fusion reactor blankets; fusion reactor design; laser fusion; tritium handling; HAPL laser inertial fusion energy chamber; High Average Power Laser chamber; blanket design; dual-coolant lithium lead blanket; helium-cooled solid breeder blanket; neutronics assessment; nuclear heating; self-cooled lithium blanket; tritium breeding; Coolants; Heat transfer; Helium; Laser fusion; Lithium; Neutrons; Power lasers; Solid lasers; Steel; Temperature; Laser fusion; lithium blanket; lithium lead; nuclear heating; solid breeder; tritium breeding;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering 2005, Twenty-First IEEE/NPS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
0-4244-0150-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-4244-0150-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2005.252904
