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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
G. Gervasini, F. Reiter
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 2 | September 1985 | Pages 2373-2378
Material Property and Tritium Control | 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-A24633
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Several calculation codes have been developed for the determination of permeation, recycling and inventory of hydrogen isotopes in the first wall of thermonuclear fusion reactors. An analysis of these codes has been performed in the first part of this report. Then the PIDAT code has been modified by introduction of a temperature gradient in the wall. This modified code has been used to calculate the tritium behaviour in the first wall of NET. The results confirm that tritium permeation and inventory are affected by the conditions at the inner and outer surface, by trapping and by the temperature gradient in the wall.