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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.
Hosny M. Attaya, Mohamed E. Sawan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 608-613
Blanket and First-Wall Engineering | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40106
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A computer program for evaluating the poloidal distribution of the neutron wall loading (NWL) in toroidal fusion reactors is developed using numerical integration for general plasma and wall shapes. The neutron source within the plasma could be uniform or could be described to properly represent the neutron density associated with the magnetic flux surfaces. The method and techniques used in NEWLIT are presented. A comparison with the Monte-Carlo code MCNP shows excellent agreement with substantial savings in computer time and required user time. To verify the validity of the NWL as calculated by NEWLIT, a detailed 3-D neutronics calculation was carried out for a representative tokamak reactor. The poloidal distribution of the important responses is compared to the NWL poloidal distribution.