Plan and Progress of the Neutron Sources Development for Fusion Applications at KAERI

For developing and meeting the national fusion energy programme in Korea, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) reviewed currently used and proposed neutron sources, and has established a roadmap for developing them, which will be required for fusion and also fission application, as follows: (1) small ion source based neutron sources (DD generators) for industrial applications and experience of neutron generation; (2) ion accelerators for ion irradiation tests for fusion material; (3) compact accelerator based neutron sources (CANS) for neutron radiography and also the preliminary material and blanket test for fusion; and (4) a volumetric fusion neutron source (V-FNS) for the blanket integral effect test. (author)