On the eve of component procurement, this paper discusses the present physics basis for
the first ITER tungsten (W) divertor, beginning with a reminder of the key elements defining …

Proposed fusion and advanced (Generation IV) fission energy systems require high-
performance materials capable of satisfactory operation up to neutron damage levels …

The interaction processes between the burning plasma and the first wall in a fusion reactor
are diverse: the first wall will be exposed to extreme thermal loads of up to several tens of …

As the most noticeable plasma-oriented material (PFM), metal tungsten is widely used in
nuclear fusion reactors. However, its oxidation resistance is poor at high temperatures …

Budget restrictions have forced the ITER Organization to reconsider the baseline divertor
strategy, in which operations would begin with carbon (C) in the high heat flux regions …

Edge-localized-modes (ELMs) are a ubiquitous feature of H-mode in tokamaks. When
gradients in the H-mode transport barrier grow to exceed the MHD stability limit the ELM …

Progress in the definition of the requirements for edge localized mode (ELM) control and the
application of ELM control methods both for high fusion performance DT operation and non …

Simulations of ITER divertor performance, geometry optimization and estimates of key
related parameters such as fuelling throughput have historically relied on the SOLPS …

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 divertor of a tokamak reactor will have to satisfy a number of critical constraints, the first
of which is that the divertor targets not fail due to excessive heating or sputter-erosion. This …