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Proving DRACO will deliver
The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.
Y. Ikeda, C. Konno, T. Nakamura, A. Kumar, M. A. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1961-1966
Neutronic | Proceedings of the Ninth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Oak Brook, Illinois, October 7-11, 1990) | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29629
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An experiment of Induced radioactivity and decayheat has been conducted in the framework of JAERI/USDOE collaborative program on the fusion blanket neutronics. Sixteen different materials have been irradiated in two typical DT neutron fields simulating spectra at the first wall and blanket regions of a fusion reactor. Induced radioactivity production profiles for both short and long irradiation times were analyzed by detecting associated γ-ray energy spectra. Energy release rate in material was characterized on the basis of the γ-ray emission data measured as well as β-ray contribution estimated. In this experimental study, focuses were placed not only on providing benchmark data for verification of the calculation code and nuclear data, but also on a comparative study for providing a guide line for the material selection concerning the dose rate as well as the decayheat after shutdown in the near term DT fusion devices.