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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.
H. Watanabe, T. Muroga, N. Yoshida, M. Akiba
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 774-777
Plasma-Facing Components: Analysis and Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963029
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A carbon-carbon composite brazed with OFHC copper divertor structure has been irradiated by neutrons at 673K to 10 dpa. After the irradiation, microstructures and transmutation in the substrate and in the joint interface region were investigated by TEM. Void formation, which results in a degradation of brazed material, was prominent in interfaces (between C/C and a filler metal or between copper phase and silver-copper phase) and in OFHC copper substrate.
