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S. Smolentsev, M. Abdou, N. B. Morley, S. Malang, C. Kessel
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 2 | September 2015 | Pages 245-250
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-919
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The paper describes research needs in primary R&D areas for the family of dual-coolant lead-lithium (DCLL) blankets. Associated key scaling parameters are introduced and evaluated under conditions of FNSF, ITER and DEMO and also for the existing non-fusion MHD facilities, using the MaPLE loop at UCLA as an example. Comparisons among these parameters are recommended for measuring the R&D progress on the pathway from the present experimental facilities to FNSF. Possible experiments both in the existing facilities and FNSF are discussed along with the flow diagnostics.