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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
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Test Blanket Modules | Eighteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Part 2) | doi.org/10.13182/FST09-A9023
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By changing the composition ratio in Flibe to decrease its melting temperature, it becomes possible to design the TBM under the temperature design limits for ferritic steel. The accompanied demerit due to the increase in viscosity and degradation in heat transfer performance is overcome by introducing sphere-packed pipe as the first wall. The empirical correlation for heat transfer performance is derived for several sizes and materials of the spheres. Through the present analysis, there exist design windows for the Flibe TBM. This possibility is strongly linked to the demo reactor development since the structural material development for higher temperature condition can lead to the usage of Flibe with higher melting temperature and better heat transfer performance, which could be available under higher heat flux in the demo reactor.