About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Transmutation Effects in Fusion Reactor Materials: Critical Challenges & Path Forward
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| Presentation Title |
Irradiation Spectrum, Transmutation, and Supporting Materials Use Next Generation Fusion Systems |
| Author(s) |
Lance Snead, David Sprouster, Steven J. Zinkle, Brian D. Wirth, Yutai Katoh, Ethan Peterson |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Lance Snead |
| Abstract Scope |
Both our understanding of materials phenomena and the qualification of fusion components necessary to realize fusion power hinge on our ability to irradiate materials in a range of dynamic cascade and transmutation conditions. These conditions are dependent on reactor design, being highly dependent on geometric considerations and materials choices, and while the helium generation in steel is a crucial issue facing fusion power development, it is but one example of a wide array of important transmutation materials science issues.
This presentation will discuss the implication of design on the relative importance of neutron-induced transmutation to critical components of the fusion systems. The underlying transmutation science of these materials will be reviewed and our ability to support the modeling-based description of irradiation behavior necessary to support use of these materials in design discussed. Finally, the range of irradiation test beds necessary to support these activities will be presented. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |