First tests of silicon-carbide semiconductors as candidate neutron detector for the ITER Test Blanket Modules

Author

Szalkai, Dora ; Issa, F. ; Klix, Axel ; Kuznetsov, A. ; Lyoussi, A. ; Ottaviani, L. ; Payan, Emmanuel ; Rucker, T. ; Vermeeren, L. ; Vervisch, V.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Neutron Phys. & Reactor Technol., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The tritium breeding blanket is an essential part of a future DT fusion power reactor. Test Blanket Modules (TBM) will be installed in the experimental reactor ITER with the aim to investigate the nuclear performance of different designs. Currently there is no qualified neutronics instrumentation for the TBMs which is able to withstand the harsh environment conditions such as high temperature and, depending on the operation scenario, intense radiation.

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor blankets; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor operation; neutron detection; plasma toroidal confinement; silicon radiation detectors; ITER test blanket modules; TBM; future DT fusion power reactor; neutron detector; neutronics instrumentation; operation scenario; silicon-carbide semiconductors; tritium breeding blanket; Atmospheric measurements; Neutrons; Photonics; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor diodes; Silicon carbide; Voltage measurement; ITER; neutron detector; silicon-carbide; tritium breeding blanket;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1046-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6728038

Filename

6728038