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IAEA project aims to develop polymer irradiation model
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new coordinated research project (CRP) aimed at creating a database of polymer-radiation interactions in the next five years with the long-term goal of using the database to enable machine learning–based predictive models.
Radiation-induced modifications are widely applicable across a range of fields including healthcare, agriculture, and environmental applications, and exposure to radiation is a major factor when considering materials used at nuclear power plants.
J. S. Watson, W. R. Grimes, D. E. Brashears
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 2 | September 1985 | Pages 2113-2120
Blanket and Process Engineering | Proceedings of the Second National Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Dayton, Ohio, April 30 to May 2, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24596
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A conceptual flowsheet was prepared for continuous processing of molten salt used as the blanket material for breeding tritium and fissile material (233U) in a fusion/fission hybrid reactor. The salt, which has a melting point of ∼530°C, was 70 mol % LiF, 12 mol % BeF2, and 18 mol % ThF4. The hybrid reactor generates 3000 MWe, and the blanket contains 65 m3 of the breeding salt.
