Published April 1974
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Tritium breeding potential of the Princeton reference fusion power plant
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A variational method is used to investigate the tritium breeding potential of the blanket of a fusion reactor. Effectiveness functions indicating the changes in the breeding ratio (BR) due to material density perturbations are calculated with the code SWAN. Results are presented analyzing the sensitivity of the BR both to cross section variations and to material density perturbations. For example, SWAN indicates a 0.176 increase in BR for the replacement of 10% of the flibe by beryllium. Implications of the sensitivity figures for design modification and optimization are discussed. 15 refs., 7 figs
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Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01; 1 as DE88002053.
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- Imprint Pagination
- 10 p.
- Report number
- MATT--1043
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- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19042902
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BERYLLIUM; BREEDING BLANKETS; BREEDING RATIO; CROSS SECTIONS; GRAPHITE; IRON; LITHIUM; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY; THERMONUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIAL; TRITIUM; VARIATIONAL METHODS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON; CONVERSION RATIO; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; METALS; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIOISOTOPES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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