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 …

Recent progress in the development of SiC composites for nuclear fusion applications

T Koyanagi, Y Katoh, T Nozawa, LL Snead… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide (SiC) fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites continue to undergo
development for fusion applications worldwide because of inherent advantages of the …

European DEMO design strategy and consequences for materials

G Federici, W Biel, MR Gilbert, R Kemp, N Taylor… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Demonstrating the production of net electricity and operating with a closed fuel-cycle remain
unarguably the crucial steps towards the exploitation of fusion power. These are the aims of …

Recent progress in functional nanomaterials towards the storage, separation, and removal of tritium

M Rethinasabapathy, SM Ghoreishian… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tritium is a sustainable next‐generation prime fuel for generating nuclear energy through
fusion reactions to fulfill the increasing global energy demand. Owing to the scarcity–high …

Introduction to the special issue on the technical status of materials for a fusion reactor

D Stork, SJ Zinkle - Nuclear Fusion, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Materials determine in a fundamental way the performance and environmental
attractiveness of a fusion reactor: through the size (power fluxes to the divertor, neutron …

The WWR-K reactor experimental base for studies of the tritium release from materials under irradiation

A Shaimerdenov, S Gizatulin… - Fusion Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The WWR-K is 6-MW (thermal) light-water, tank-type reactor with thermal neutron
spectrum. It is the exclusive multipurpose research reactor in the Republic of Kazakhstan …

Recent research progress on the compatibility of tritium breeders with structural materials and coatings in fusion reactors

C Wang, BL Ji, SX Gu, Q Qi, L Chen, HS Zhou, SL Liu… - Tungsten, 2022 - Springer
Nuclear fusion energy is considered as a clean and safe energy source. As the fuel of
deuterium–tritium (D–T) fusion reactor, T must be produced by the reaction between neutron …

Materials-related issues in the safety and licensing of nuclear fusion facilities

N Taylor, B Merrill, L Cadwallader, L Di Pace… - Nuclear …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Fusion power holds the promise of electricity production with a high degree of safety and low
environmental impact. Favourable characteristics of fusion as an energy source provide the …

Hydrogen permeation from F82H wall of ceramic breeder pebble bed: The effect of surface corrosion

K Mukai, S Kenjo, N Iwamatsu, B Mahmoud… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the permeation behavior of tritium from a pebble bed breeding blanket is
essential for establishing a self-sufficient fuel cycle in a nuclear fusion reactor. It is known …

Overview of Kyoto Fusioneering's SCYLLA©(“self-cooled yuryo lithium-lead advanced”) blanket for commercial fusion reactors

R Pearson, C Baus, S Konishi, K Mukai… - … on Plasma Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article outlines Kyoto Fusioneering's (KF's) initial engineering and development
activities for its self-cooled lithium lead-type blanket: Self-Cooled Yuryo Lithium-Lead …