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R. Bullis, I. Clarkson, L. Deutsch, R. Micich, M. Rossi, M. Stauber, P. Suh
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 739-744
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22948
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A solid-breeder blanket has been designed for a commercial fusion power reactor based on the tandem mirror concept (MARS). The design utilizes lithium oxide, cooled by helium which powers a conventional steam electric generating cycle. Maintenance and fabricability considerations led to a modular configuration 6 meters long which incorporates two magnets, shield, blanket and first wall. The modules are arranged to form the 150 meter long reactor central cell. Ferritic steel is used for the module primary structure. The lithium oxide is contained in thin-walled vanadium alloy tubes. A tritium breeding ratio of 1.25 and energy multiplication of 1.1 is predicted. The blanket design appears feasible with only a modest advance in current technology.