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A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
A. E. Dabiri, J. E. Glancy, H. Gural, R. N. Cherdack
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 1079-1083
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A23001
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A high-temperature first wall/limiter/blanket which would take full advantage of the absence of tritium breeding in a d-d reactor was designed. This design which produces steam at P = 12.4 MPa and T = 538°C at the blanket exit, eliminates the requirement for a separate steam generator. A steam cycle with steam-to-steam reheat yielding about 40.5 percent efficiency is compatible with this design.