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At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 3 | November 1983 | Pages 545-560
Special Section Contents | Radioactivation of Fusion Structures | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22806
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Deuterium-tritium fusion neutrons, peaked at 14.1 MeV, can activate the materials employed in a fusion reactor. The radioactivation characteristics and level of activation that occurs in a fusion reactor after shutdown depend on the elements that are activated, the neutron wall loading, the duration of the exposure, and the neutron flux spectrum present. The radioactivity resulting from potential elements considered in fusion reactor designs is discussed. The dominating radionuclides and the levels of activation resulting from exposure of these elements to the neutron flux spectrum in the first-wall region of a typical Li20 solid-breeder fusion reactor blanket are also given.