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D.-K. Sze, L.M. Waganer, M. S. Tillack, I. N. Sviatoslavsky, L. A. El-Guebaly
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 995-999
Fusion Blanket and Shield Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963066
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The Starlite team was asked to develop a power plant study for the US Demo. To define the mission of the Demo, a Utility Advisory Committee (UAC) was organized to establish the mission and requirement for the Demo power plant. Based on this input, the Starlite team outlined a set of top level requirements based on the advice provided by the UAC. With the mission and requirements thus established, the Starlite engineering team investigated various combinations of the structural material, breeding material and coolant for the blanket and shield. The reference design selected was with V-alloy as the structural material and Li as the coolant and breeder. The ability of this blanket to satisfy the top level requirements was also assessed.