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F. Barre, F. Gervaise, L. Giancarli
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 799-804
Neutronics and Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22958
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The problem of effective tritium regeneration is a crucial issue for the fusion reactor, especially for the power reactor because of the conflicting requirements of heat removal and tritium breeding. For that, calculations are performed to evaluate blanket materials. Precise techniques are herein developed to improve the accuracy of the tritium production and the neutron and gamma transport calculations. Many configurations are studied with realistic breeder, structure, and coolant proportions. Accuracy of the results are evaluated from the sensitivity theory and uncertainty analysis. The results of these studies permit us to conclude that it is possible to expect an adequate tritium breeding ratio.