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Tanaka, T.; Sagara, A.; Muroga, T.; Youssef, M.Z., E-mail: teru@nifs.ac.jp
National Inst. for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu (Japan)2006
National Inst. for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu (Japan)2006
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[en] Neutronics performances of advanced self-cooled liquid blanket systems have been investigated in design activity of the helical-type reactor FFHR2. In the present study, a new three-dimensional (3-D) neutronics calculation system has been developed for the helical-type reactor to enhance quick feedback between neutronics evaluation and design modification. Using this new calculation system, advanced Flibe-cooled and Li-cooled liquid blanket systems proposed for FFHR2 have been evaluated to make clear design issues to enhance neutronics performance. Based on calculated results, modification of the blanket dimensions and configuration have been attempted to achieve the adequate tritium breeding ability and neutron shielding performance in the helical reactor. The total tritium breeding ratios (TBRs) obtained after modifying the blanket dimensions indicated that all the advanced blanket systems proposed for FFHR2 would achieve adequate tritium self-sufficiency by dimension adjustment and optimization of structures in the breeder layers. Issues in neutron shielding performance have been investigated quantitatively using 3-D geometry of the helical blanket system, support structures, poloidal coils etc. Shielding performance of the helical coils against direct neutrons from core plasma would achieve design target by further optimization of shielding materials. However, suppression of the neutron streaming and reflection through the divertor pumping areas in the original design is important issue to protect the poloidal coils and helical coils, respectively. Investigation of the neutron wall loading indicated that the peaking factor of the neutron wall load distribution would be moderated by the toroidal and helical effect of the plasma distribution in the helical reactor. (author)
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Oct 2006; 10 p; 21. IAEA fusion energy conference; Chengdu (China); 16-21 Oct 2006; 18 refs., 7 figs.
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BARYONS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES, CONFIGURATION, CONVERSION RATIO, DESIGN, DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS, ELECTRIC COILS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, EQUIPMENT, FERMIONS, HADRONS, HYDROGEN ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, LIGHT NUCLEI, NEUTRONS, NUCLEI, NUCLEONS, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, RADIOISOTOPES, REACTOR COMPONENTS, STELLARATORS, THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES, THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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