Materials for future nuclear energy systems

GS Was, D Petti, S Ukai, S Zinkle - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Materials for future nuclear energy systems must operate under more extreme conditions
than those in current Gen II or Gen III systems. These conditions include higher temperature …

Behavior of tungsten under irradiation and plasma interaction

M Rieth, R Doerner, A Hasegawa, Y Ueda… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
In 1959 the Journal of Nuclear Materials (JNM) was founded and is now celebrating its
Diamond Anniversary year. The present paper is part of a series in which single JNM …

The influence of plasma-surface interaction on the performance of tungsten at the ITER divertor vertical targets

G De Temmerman, T Hirai, RA Pitts - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The tungsten (W) material in the high heat flux regions of the ITER divertor will be exposed
to high fluxes of low-energy particles (eg H, D, T, He, Ne and/or N). Combined with long …

Baseline high heat flux and plasma facing materials for fusion

Y Ueda, K Schmid, M Balden, JW Coenen… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In fusion reactors, surfaces of plasma facing components (PFCs) are exposed to high heat
and particle flux. Tungsten and Copper alloys are primary candidates for plasma facing …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical expressions for thermophysical properties of solid and liquid tungsten relevant for fusion applications

P Tolias, EUROfusion MST1 Team - Nuclear materials and energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The status of the literature is reviewed for several thermophysical properties of pure solid
and liquid tungsten which constitute input for the modelling of intense plasma-surface …

Material testing facilities and programs for plasma-facing component testing

C Linsmeier, B Unterberg, JW Coenen… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Component development for operation in a large-scale fusion device requires thorough
testing and qualification for the intended operational conditions. In particular environments …

Morphologies of tungsten nanotendrils grown under helium exposure

K Wang, RP Doerner, MJ Baldwin, FW Meyer… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Nanotendril “fuzz” will grow under He bombardment under tokamak-relevant conditions on
tungsten plasma-facing materials in a magnetic fusion energy device. We have grown …

Helium-induced morphology evolution in tungsten under thermal treatment

M Ialovega, E Bernard, MF Barthe, R Bisson… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Surface and near-surface morphology evolution of helium-irradiated tungsten due to thermal
cycling up to the ITER-relevant temperature of 1350 K was studied using electron …

Advanced processing and machining of tungsten and its alloys

S Omole, A Lunt, S Kirk, A Shokrani - Journal of Manufacturing and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tungsten is a refractory metal with the highest melting temperature and density of all metals
in this group. These properties, together with the high thermal conductivity and strength …

Results of high heat flux tests of tungsten divertor targets under plasma heat loads expected in ITER and tokamaks

VP Budaev - Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 2016 - Springer
Heat loads on the tungsten divertor targets in the ITER and the tokamak power reactors
reach~ 10MW m− 2 in the steady state of DT discharges, increasing to~ 0.6–3.5 GW m− 2 …